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Article: How to improve data entry productivity
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- February 1, 1999
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CopyrightCopyright Association for Work Process Improvement Feb 1999. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Deciding to upgrade your data entry front end from Microsoft Access, Word, Paradox, Wordpierfect or some other program to a professional data entry software package will change the way your organization works. Off-the-shelf front-ends work well for small amounts of data, but can slow things down when volumes build up.
But working out what this volume is, and when to make the change, is difficult. An average operator enters 1,500 keystrokes an hour with MS Access. This can be increased to 11,600 keystrokes an hour with professional data entry software. The reason? Professional data entry software uses technology and proven techniques to make keying faster.
Here are some questions to ask: ...