Document management is a control system for handling all types of documentation through all stages of their lifecycle; from creation, storage and retrieval to archiving or destruction.

An Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) stores electronic copies of a document. Using a database to store the scanned documents an EDMS allows for fast retrieval of information wherever you may be located.

The advantages of using an EDMS goes beyond the

simple cost benefit of faster retrieval times and smaller physical storage spaces. An EDMS offers additional benefits such as efficiency of workflow and information management and allows multiple users to work concurrently on the same document from different locations.

A document management system can help streamline a company's knowledge management by providing a well indexed document storage system from which information can easily be found and retrieved.