At the University of Southern California, data are input from the
field electronically, and a paper copy, with an imprint from an
authorized signer, is sent to the "approving office" (e.g.,
Accounts Payable, Purchasing).  If everything's in order, the
approving office authorizes the process to be completed.

I doubt that we save paper, but the data are only typed once
rather than the 2-3 times which was the previous rule.  Errors
have been considerably reduced and there's a real audit trail of
who made the error (if any).

Elaine Steward