MIS--Automation Preparation

"It will eliminate a lot of paper work with which we are currently inundated," Brody says. "It's going to streamline the operation and make us more cost-effective."

Ruggles notes that the benefits of a computer management system are hard to measure using traditional ROI methods. However, these systems do pay for themselves by reducing staffing or helping your employees accomplish more with less effort and in less time—as long they follow procedures.