T he key to profitable data entry is the data entry software system you select. You must have a system that maximizes the productivity of your data entry operators. Anything less adversely affects your bottom line. D ata entry labor costs overwhelm the software cost. Y et, every day we hear horror stories about how much more costly it is to key input data from document images than when they keyed from the original paper documents.
T here is also a labor cost to set up and maintain data entry jobs.
If this is a time consuming task requiring programmers and other expensive labor, your cost will be excessive. Inability to be able to react quickly to new opportunities can cost your company through loss of business. So it is imperative that your new data entry system provide for quick and easy job setup and maintenance. Operator Productivity I am amazed at people who buy the best scanners because they understand the value of efficiency and reliability, but don't buy good data entry software. Avoid using amateur equipment to do a professional job.