The Rise of the Paperless Office The media and economists have heralded the paperless office as the next step in business operations for decades. Cloud computing, off-site backups, digital document management systems, electronic signatures and other technology have helped to decrease the business world’s dependence on paper. Printed internal communications have been replaced with email and smartphones, work orders are digital and invoices are sent over the Internet in seconds. Trends in Office Paper Consumption In the past decade, paper consumption within the office has been on a slight but steady decline. Economist John Maine of World Graphic Paper attributes this to a shift in technologies, a growing movement toward eco-friendly office practices and effective digital document management platforms.
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