Fujitsu ScanPartner 15C Upgrade Manual page 2

Every other device in the office is faster and more efficient than a flatbed scanner. Even
inexpensive fax machines can handle stacks of pages, and the latest copiers and printers
routinely provide high speed throughput. The flatbed scanner in the modern office is a
throwback to earlier generations of automation, an outdated piece of equipment that
demands too much time and labor to operate.
Workgroup Scanners: The Productivity Upgrade from Flatbed Scanners
The Fujitsu ScanPartner 15C includes a built-in Automatic Document Feeder which
delivers speedy throughput of fifteen pages per minute. This is four to five times faster
than typical flatbed scanners equipped with an ADF. Compared to scanning multi-page
documents on a flatbed with no ADF and flipping pages by hand, the ScanPartner 15C is
ten to fifteen times more efficient on multi-page documents.
In business applications, the average 15 second-per-page scanning speed of flatbed
desktop scanners is a costly waste of labor time. In actual use, people can only scan one
or two pages per minute because of the effort involved in manual paper handling. In
contrast, the Fujitsu ScanPartner 15C offers a high capacity automatic document feeder
that can rapidly scan stacks of pages, leading to improved efficiency and dramatic labor
savings.
Measuring Productivity
The classic way to analyze the benefit of any new office automation technology is to
compare the labor savings of the new method over the old. In this case, we are comparing
the productivity of flatbed scanners to the enhanced productivity of the ScanPartner 15C
with a 15 ppm Automatic Document Feeder. The chart below compares a number of jobs
in terms of time and labor costs.
For purposes of this analysis, we assume an hourly rate of $15.00 which corresponds to
the fully loaded cost of $30,000 per year, equivalent to a $24,000 administrative salary.
To make an accurate comparison of labor savings, readers should plug in the proper salary
in their own businesses. In many workgroups where scanning is in heavy demand, labor
costs could be significantly higher, thereby increasing the savings.
Weekly Flatbed
Volume (at 2 ppm)
25 pages 12.5 mins
50 pages 25 mins
100 pages 50 mins
200 pages 100 mins
* Less than One Year Return on Investment of $995 for SP15C.
To translate the savings chart to average volumes, if a workgroup scans about 200 pages
per week, the Fujitsu ScanPartner 15C will deliver Return on Investment* after only one
year. In other words, the direct labor savings will pay for the machine within the first
SP 15C Time
(at 15 ppm) Saved
1.7 mins 10.8 mins
3.3 mins 21.7 mins
6.7 mins 43.3 mins
13.4 mins 86.6 mins
Labor Annual
Saved Savings
$ 2.70 $140.40
$ 5.43 $282.36
$10.83 $563.16
$21.65 $1,125.80*