Today we live in a world that relies heavily on the use of technology to bring sanity to the business challenge known as “unstructured knowledge”.6 Businesses utilize electronic devices to transform what was once haphazard information into easy-to-access, accurate, and reliable sources of data information. Having this real-time access to business records speeds up overall operations for a company. Firms in various types of industries are adopting mobile technology to facilitate business practices that are more responsive to customer needs. This technology has become increasingly flexible, with the advancements made by mobile solutions firms. In fact, this flexibility has become a key factor that has pushed companies to switch from paper-based to paper-free procedures. In 2012, Mi-Corporation (based in Durham, North Carolina) surveyed 121 companies to find out their preferences related to enterprise mobility. The survey results show the following:
40% of users have deployed tablets to capture data, and 36% are planning to do so in the future
When selecting a mobile-forms technology, users most highly value technology flexibility, followed by price, enterprise architecture/scalability, and company experience & longevity. § The most preferred method for filling out mobile electronic forms is touch, then handwriting recognition/inking, then keyboard entry, and finally speech recognition/voice recording.
53% of organizations prefer iPad/iPad Minis, while 40% for Windows and 31% for Android tablets.
Mobile Data Capture These firms are utilizing mobile data capture. Companies with paper-free processes are vastly more efficient when compared to paper-based companies. Accordingly, mobile data capture within businesses is becoming increasingly common, and is expected to keep growing in upcoming years.
By utilizing technology that facilitates mobile data capture, companies can improve their data input efficiency and accuracy, which simultaneously speeds up turnaround time and drastically reduces operational costs. By switching from paper forms to electronic forms (e-forms), firms can save money on paper, labor, ink, office buildings, transportation, and more.
You can find the full version of the article here: http://www.mi-corporation.com/resources/whitepapers/mobile-data-capture-trends-a-whitepaper/
Lily Shabani
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