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    <description>Blog updates by The IPC Group.</description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can we manage the raising of purchase orders more efficiently?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[For many organisations, raising purchase orders can be a very ad hoc procedure with each individual or department using different methodology. The result of this is incomplete information and unknown exposure in financial terms. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-can-we-manage-the-raising-of-purchase-orders-more-efficiently.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can we distribute our incoming post more efficiently?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Many organisations are now working electronically and storing emails and documents produced in house directly into a document management system without having to print off paper copies.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-can-we-distribute-our-incoming-post-more-efficiently.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Is it possible to link another business system to my EDM system?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Many company departments have a specialist business system such as Accounts, HR and Customer Services  but they also use an enterprise wide electronic document management system to store the related paperwork.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/is-it-possible-to-link-another-business-system-to-my-edm-system.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Handling customer claim forms – do retailers respond quickly enough?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Christmas period is a busy and hopefully lucrative time for online retailers. Unfortunately, however, for many customers, it is also a time of great disappointment when goods fail to arrive or the wrong items are delivered.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/handling-customer-claim-forms-do-retailers-respond-quickly-enough.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can I manage my documents on a new site with less storage space?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[These days, It is not uncommon for businesses in the private sector to have to down size and move to smaller premises. In the public sector, however, it is a slightly different situation whereby older office buildings are being replaced by more eco friendly new builds. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-can-i-manage-my-documents-on-a-new-site-with-less-storage-space.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What is the easiest way to search through conference papers?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[How many academic libraries have shelves and shelves of bound conference papers which are rarely accessed? The reason they are not accessed is usually because it is difficult to find the information you are looking for without spending hours thumbing through hundreds of pages.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/what-is-the-easiest-way-to-search-through-conference-papers.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can EDM help with compliance?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In today’s litigious society, compliance is a hot topic. Every business has to ensure that its record keeping practices comply with a whole host of regulatory requirements. For example .....]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-can-edm-help-with-compliance.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Why has data capture become increasingly important in business?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The concept of document capture or document scanning has been around for some time but the ability to capture the data from a document is a more recent development.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/why-has-data-capture-become-increasingly-important-in-business.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can a business reduce the cost of processing invoices?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Processing purchase invoices manually can be time consuming and costly. From the moment an invoice arrives in the post through to the payment stage can take several weeks and usually involves multiple members of staff physically moving the paperwork from one person to another. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-can-a-business-reduce-the-cost-of-processing-invoices.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What are the do’s and don’ts for managing HR records?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Every employer has to keep information about his or her employees. These records must be processed and stored securely.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/what-are-the-dos-and-donts-for-managing-hr-records.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can student records be managed in compliance with regulations?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In today’s litigious society the management of data has never been more important. Of particular concern is data relating to people, especially children and young adults and it should be managed in accordance with statutory requirements.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-can-student-records-be-managed-in-compliance-with-regulations.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Why is good information management so important?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Every business has an ever increasing amount of information and in a whole range of different formats. In addition to this each department has its own data sources, for example, Accounts will process financial paperwork whilst HR deal with employee records.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/why-is-good-information-management-so-important.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can a business start to eliminate paper records?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[The concept of becoming totally paper free is probably unrealistic but there are, however, some very effective ways of drastically reducing the amount of paper in any business.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-can-a-business-start-to-eliminate-paper-records.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Can good business continuity practice save money?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Over recent years business continuity has quickly evolved from simply being another term for disaster recovery into a well documented and regulated discipline in its own right. Of more importance, however, is its shift from being a reactive concept to a proactive and constantly developing business process.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/can-good-business-continuity-practice-save-money.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What is contract lifecycle management?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[According to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, contract lifecycle management ‘is the process of systematically and efficiently managing contract creation, execution and analysis for maximising operational and financial performance and minimising risk’]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/what-is-contract-lifecycle-management.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How many document management systems does a business need?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[It has recently been reported that the European Commission has 2,498 business systems, 163 of which are document management systems.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-many-document-management-systems-does-a-business-need.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 13:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What is the best way to manage electronic records?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Records management is not a new concept and electronic management of paper records has been practiced for many years. The electronic management of electronic records, however, has only recently been recognised as an important issue.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/what-is-the-best-way-to-manage-electronic-records.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How did 9/11 change working practices?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A recent survey has concluded that the fateful events of 9/11 had a fundamental impact on the way businesses now operate.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-did-911-change-working-practices.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Fire and water – what does this mean for your paperwork?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[There is no doubt that the thought an office fire is everybody’s nightmare but the reality is that it happens somewhere every single day of the week.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/fire-and-water-what-does-this-mean-for-your-paperwork.html</link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How much is poor contracts management costing the government?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[A few years ago, The National Audit Office carried out a survey using a sample of 35 government organisations on how they were managing service contracts. ]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-much-is-poor-contracts-management-costing-the-government.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can an EDM system help to keep a business running?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[In April 2010 the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted and threw many parts of the world into a state of chaos.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/jow-can-an-edm-system-help-to-keep-a-business-running.html</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>How can a purchase order and invoice system save money?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Recent research has shown that European businesses spend around 362 million hours a year managing the processing of documents at a cost of £133 billion pounds. The study .....]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/how-can-a-purchase-order-and-invoice-system-save-money.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>MoReq 2010 – what is it?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[MoReq 2010 is the latest version of MoReq and it specifies the requirements for electronic records management systems within the European Union.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/moreq-2010-what-is-it.html</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Why invest in a Contracts Management System?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[For many organisations, the management of supplier contracts is very much a ‘hit and miss’ affair. Individuals in various departments can be responsible for the supply of a wide range of products and services each dealing with their own suppliers and there is no central control over processes or expenditure.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/why-invest-in-a-contracts-management-system.html</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>What is the quickest way to process claims forms?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[Processing claims forms manually is time consuming and labour intensive. Delayed payments result in dissatisfied customers who will take their business elsewhere.]]></description>
      <link>http://www.ipcgroup.co.uk/information-management-blog/items/what-is-the-quickest-way-to-process-claims-forms.html</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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