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workers polled in the UK said that their
workplace is out of date when it comes
to technology. If their office had better
technology, nearly two thirds (64 per cent)
said they would be more productive and
nearly one in five (19 per cent) said they
would stop looking for another job.
These findings suggest a big
opportunity for businesses to improve both
output and staff retention. “This dead time
can mean lost opportunities, lost profits
and even lost employees,” said Sykes.
The survey results provide Sharp’s
channel partners with the opportunity
to open up new conversations with both
existing customers and prospects, about
how they can help them to get this time
back.
Sykes said: “We design products that
are easy to use and efficient, that connect
to each other and help to automate routine
tasks.
“Businesses must wake up to the
importance of connected technologies
that work in sync with their employees’
changing needs and allow them to get the
best out of their team, as well as making
for a more motivated, more productive
workplace,” he added.
But it’s not just about having the right
hardware and software in place, it’s about
making efficiency a priority and changing
behaviours too. Through the consultative-
led approach adopted by Sharp channel
partners, they can win new business
by demonstrating how they can help
businesses to unlock the 21 days wasted
annually by everyone in the office.
Almost 80
per cent
of office
workers
polled in
the UK said
that their
workplace
is out of
date when
it comes to
technology
14 hours a
month are
wasted by UK
employees
searching for
documents
and waiting
for printers
Top Tips
How to unlock wasted days
Sharp has worked with time management expert, Clare Evans, author
of the best-selling title Time Management for Dummies, to provide
some tips and advice that every office can try, regardless of its size and
budget, to take back those minutes and hours.
Here’s a few of the top tips compiled.
TIP
1
If searching for files is a real problem in an organisation, consider
using document management tools which help users automatically
capture, index and archive documents. These tools force people to save
documents to the right places, preventing them creating new, hard to
find folders.
Sharp tip:
Sharp’s Cloud Portal Office is its cloud-based light document
management system. To store documents, people can save digital files straight to
folders in the cloud, or scan them in from a Sharp multifunctional printer. Scanned
documents are indexed at the MFP and any stored document can also be indexed
through the Desktop Sync feature, adding searchable tags to make files easy to find.
TIP
2
Invest in technology that grows with the business, removing the
requirement to spend time replacing a device and learning how to use a
new one when you could extend its useful life.
Sharp tip:
Sharp’s MX MFP range can be upgraded to include advanced features as
a business needs them, for example, extra finishing options for printing brochures.
TIP
3
Make fast warm-up times part of what you look for when you’re buying
equipment.
Sharp tip:
Sharp offers MFPs with a ‘motion sensor’ so that it turns on when
someone approaches it.
TIP
4
Try batch printing, where you stack everything up and print it all in
one go.
Sharp tip:
Most MFPs offer pull printing, where documents are sent to a virtual
queue, ready to be printed all at once from the device.
TIP
5
Avoid time (and resources) wasted by printing large documents with
mistakes. Often mistakes are discovered just after pressing the print
button on 100 copies. Proof a hard copy first.
Sharp tip:
Sharp devices offer a sample print feature where the first copy can be
checked before continuing printing at the touch of a button at the device.
TIP
6
Use apps that let individuals work from mobile devices as well as
laptops or PCs.
Sharp tip:
Sharpdesk Mobile app lets users print wirelessly from phones or tablets
to a supported MFP, without having to log on to a network or wait for a laptop to
start up. Simply scan from the MFP to a mobile or tablet and use the app to share
documents with other applications.
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