subject: Pos - One Machine Can Do The Work Of Fifty People. [print this page] Point of sale (POS) is the location to carry out transactions. POS is also known as checkout refers to a POS terminal or more specifically to a hardware and software used for checkouts, the equivalent of an electronic cash register. Point of sale equipment is also used to process sale. Cash register, credit card machines and the check printer are the parts of the point of sale equipment and needed at the time of payment or any other exchanging hands.
Before POS many other software are used to carryout transactions. Later on Pos is discovered to help the business in many ways. It does things with high accuracy and without repetitive work. It has that much ability and efficiency to perform the wok of many people who handle different sections of the business.
Today many businesses such as either it is any restaurant, hotel, retail shop or any other business organization make use of this software because it is very difficult to remember each and every transaction made in the business daily. Also, it becomes easy and fast to retrieve any transaction does not matter how old it is.
Restaurant POS refers to the Point of Sale software that runs on computer; basically they are touch screen terminals or wireless handheld devices.
Restaurant POS systems help the business to track transactions in real time. In restaurant they are used for printing guest checks, print orders to kitchen and bars for preparations, also they are used to accept payment through the credit card and other payment cards.
Also POS made the life of the people very easy and fast. POS transaction is captured by many devices like computers, cash registers, optical and bar code scanners, magnetic card readers or any other device. It becomes a popular and common device in generosity industry or any business area.
There are many benefits provided by the POS:
Improve customer satisfaction: Using the POS with bar code scanner will increase the speed of checkout process.
Reduce burden and improve efficiency: POS is capable of maintain each and every transaction without doing any paper work.
Manage Specials: Discounts, coupons, and promotions are very important for attracting and retaining business. POS systems help in managing and regulating temporary discounting process automatically.
