(i) Reduction of paper cost.
(ii) Leads to timely and accurate reporting of data.
(iii) Leads to improved flow of data that is valuable to management.
(iv) Data is input only once and is made available to many files.
(v) Avoid duplication of files.
(vi) Saving on storage space.
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