In simple terms, pricing is a function of the labor required to complete the task. How much document preparation is needed? For index or data entry fields, what is the number of keystrokes and how much difficulty is involved in finding or recognizing the data to be entered? For projects preferring USA labor, MDS utilizes technology specifically designed for a production data entry environment and estimates it can enter data 5 times faster than the typical in house solution. With maybe the most rigorous standards in the industry for speed and accuracy in choosing data entry operators, MDS also enjoys a cost advantage against most of our domestic competitors. Offshore labor is significantly less expensive although this advantage is partially mitigated by slower keying speeds and the cost of getting documents or images to the offshore facility. As one would expect:

• Offshore labor is less expensive than USA based labor
• The easier the data is to read the faster and more accurately it can be data entered
• Type written data is easier to read than handwritten data
• Large font sizes are easier to read than small fonts.
• Handwritten data in a constrained box is generally easier to read than handwritten data on a straight line
• All numeric data keys faster than a combination of alpha and numeric
• Multiple-choice survey questions with numbered responses key faster than when the response are not numbered.
• Clerical activities such as opening envelopes, removing staples, unfolding, sorting multiple forms and turning all documents in the same direction add to the cost of the project
• Higher volumes and ongoing projects receive a discount
• All data on the front of a document keys faster than entering information from the front and back or from multiple pages

MDS' goal is to provide you with a written proposal and price quote within 24 hours.