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1 Advance Cabinet Designs Product Info Cost Savings by Design cabinet manufacturer, Advance Cabinet Designs, is going paperless with DocuWare. Accounting information, job files, even blueprints are instantly accessible to the entire orga nization, streamlining accounting processes, speeding blueprint review and resulting in cost savings. Initial Situation Advance Cabinet Designs Inc. (ACD) is afamily-owned business that manufacturescustom commercial cabinets forclients in the Northwest United States.Specializing in commercial casework anddisplays, the company has been creatingcustom solutions for hotels, office buildings,financial institutions, locker rooms,medical facilities and high-end retaildisplays for more than 15 years.acd used an accounts payable processthat consisted of different employeesadding documents to an informationpacket that moved from desk to desk. Itstarted with a requisition for materialsand the creation of a purchase order,and then grew to include a packing slip,invoice, statement and copy of the Requirements check. Each step of the process washandled by a different employee andpackets of information were physicallymoved through the workflow.acd s job files are made up of shopdrawings, blueprints, installation andmanufacturing schedules, contracts,safety and insurance information, aswell as billing information and communications.basically they containeverything relating to a project, soalmost every employee needed access tothe job file at some time during thefile s active life. In paper form, the filecould be 10 inches thick, unorganizedand often sitting on someone s deskinstead of filed away. In addition tothese paper documents, employeeswould access Excel and Word job filesdaily to update the job log and contact sheet. Having both paper and digital information was frustrating and sometimes difficult to manage because staff might not know if they were working with the most current version of a document. ACD needed a system that would allow them to easily share information between employees and verify that the information being shared was the current version. Solution ACD decided to move to a paperless system. As they researched the benefits of electronic document management solutions, they realized all of their important documents, besides accounting records and job files, including bids, templates, forms, education Advance Cabinet Designs 1

Initial Situation Advance Cabinet Designs Inc. (ACD) is afamily-owned business that manufacturescustom commercial cabinets forclients in the Northwest United States.

2 job files, including bids, templates, forms, education and training materials, as well as meeting minutes could not only be proactively stored in an electronic filing cabinet, but follow an electronic workflow as well. DocuWare and four Ricoh MFP s, the 6500, 2500, 1600 and 410 were installed to assist the company in their quest to go paperless. created accountability from our employees. I can look up by whom and when a document was processed, said Tani Michaud for ACD. The fact that we didn t need to learn a new process, but made our existing process work better, was something we were really excited about. Today, job files are stored in DocuWare and easily accessible to the entire company while maintaining a secure and organized file structure. Even vital messages, such as an approved change order can easily be stored with the file. Productivity and efficiency have dramatically increased now that information is so easily shared. Advance Cabinet Designs 2

I can look up by whom and when a document was processed, said Tani Michaud for ACD.

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7 Road to Success or Delivering Expressway Transport processes nearly 12,000 shipments per year, generating a mountain of paperwork required to dispatch, deliver and invoice customers from across the United States. Using DocuWare, they have eliminated 40+ hours per month of manual filing, removed eight file cabinets and improved the time required to process each shipment, resulting in a Return on Investment (ROI) of approximately six months. This document can also be found here: For more information please visit our website at Advance Cabinet Designs 7

Using DocuWare, they have eliminated 40+ hours per month of manual filing, removed eight file cabinets and improved the time required to process each shipment,

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Advance Cabinet Designs CaseStudy Cost Savings by Design Custom cabinet manufacturer, Advance Cabinet Designs, is going paperless with DocuWare. Accounting information, job files, even blueprints are instantly