Document processing

Document processing involves the conversion of typed and handwritten text on paper-based & electronic documents (e.g., scanned image of a document) into electronic information using one of, or a combination of, intelligent character recognition (ICR), optical character recognition (OCR) and experienced data entry clerks.[1]

It can be performed in-house or through Business process outsourcing.[2][3]

Overview

As relatively recent as 2007,[4] document processing for "millions of visa and citizenship applications" was about use of "approximately 1,000 contract workers" working to "manage mailroom and data entry."

While document processing involved data entry via keyboard well before use of a computer mouse or a computer scanner, a 1990 New York Times article regarding what it called the "paperless office" stated that "document processing begins with the scanner."[5]

A former Xerox Vice-president, Paul Strassman, was quoted as saying that computers add rather than reduce the volume of paper in an office.[5]

It was famously said that the engineering and maintenance documents for an airplane weigh more than the airplane itself.

Technical details

As the state of the art advanced, document processing transitioned to handling "document components ... as database entities."[6]

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See also

References
  1. Len Asprey; Michael Middleton (2003). Integrative Document & Content Management: Strategies for Exploiting Enterprise Knowledge. Idea Group Inc (IGI). ISBN 9781591400554.
  2. Vinod V. Sople (2009-05-25). Business Process Outsourcing: A Supply Chain of Expertises. PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-8120338159.
  3. Mark Kobayashi-Hillary (2005-12-05). Outsourcing to India: The Offshore Advantage. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783540247944.
  4. Julia Preston (December 2, 2007). "Immigration Contractor Trims Wages". The New York Times.
  5. Lawrence M. Fisher (July 7, 1990). "Paper, Once Written Off, Keeps a Place in the Office". The New York Times.
  6. Al Young; Dayle Woolstein; Jay Johnson (February 1996). Object Magazine. p. 51. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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