Managers and employees are able to make faster and better decisions than were previously possible. The company enjoys a reduced complexity involved in generating a statistical report, as well as cost reductions from maintaining one standardized set of data across the enterprise instead of duplicated, redundant data. Employee-generated emails have dropped sharply since more workers can answer their own questions and obtain their own information. The company is also able to better anticipate future events affecting the business and more quickly respond to market stimuli