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Office automation has revolutionized the office environment empowering the office worker to increase their productivity. (i) Define office automation and show its impact on the business

      

Office automation has revolutionised the office environment empowering the office
worker to increase their productivity.
i) Define office automation and show its impact on the business
ii) Define Desktop Publishing (DTP) and indicate the business applications of the
systems?

  

Answers


gregory
i) Office automation
Office automation entails the use of IT to collect, process, store, manipulate and
disseminate information. Involves technology for electronic publishing, document
management, copying systems, DTP.
Effect on Business:
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Greater speeds, volumes and accuracy in routine processing.
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Improved quality of management information.
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Organisational commitment to continual change.
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Better customer service.
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New staff issues.
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Home-working.
ii) Desktop Publishing (DTP) and the business applications of the systems
DTP is the use of office computers to implement computerized typesetting and
composition systems. DTP systems pull graphics and text together from other
programs. DTP‘s main function is to enable the page to be seen as the artwork
image for editing and production. Some common DTP packages include:
PageMaker, Illustrator, Corel Draw, Photoshop.
Business applications of DTP include:
i) Design and preparation of the management reports, annual report.
ii) Design of external documentation e.g. press releases.
iii) Design of advertisements.
iv) Publication of in-house magazines.
v) Design of the organisations standard documentation e.g. order forms.
gregorymasila answered the question on December 17, 2017 at 13:31


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