5. Identify at least one additional cost factor (other than better security) that might be reduced or eliminated with the DMS. Spring Street Company (SSC, a fictitious company) faced rising costs not only from sky-high energy prices, but also from what it considered “hidden costs” associated with its paperintensive processes. The employees jokingly predicted that if the windows in the offices blew open on a very windy day, there would be total chaos as the papers started flying. The financial implications were that, if such a disaster occurred, the business would grind to a halt.