The key benefits include:

• Elimination of keying errors and lost documents
• Fewer discrepancies
• Faster reconciliation process
• Faster payment
• Elimination of duplicate paper processes and associated costs
• Reduction of storage costs as archiving moves to CD-ROM
• Less people power devoted to printing, sorting, mailing, coding and inputting
• Lower postage costs
• Expedited flow of information and improved response rate
• More time spent on selling/negotiating instead of on paperwork
• Better inventory management
• More effective and in-depth sales and management reports
• Electronic "paper trail" and ad tracking