Can we really go paperless?  I read an interesting article that talked about the shift of the output from the producer to the consumer.  Although I agree with many of the statements in this article I think there is more to it.  I feel that the biggest obstacle is our culture.  We print because we are used to seeing a hard copy.

I find it hard to believe that an email really needs to be printed.  I find it hard to believe that an invoice needs to be printed just to be filed away.  If it can be reproduced there is no reason to have a hard copy.  And that does not even include the time that it takes to file it away.  The technology is there.  It is possible to move to a more electronic world.

One of the team members here likes to say, "document management is not the future.  It is the present."  I could not agree more.  A Totally paperless office may not be possible, but I think everyone should evaluate their culture and see where they can make changes to impact the bottom line.