This is the Point of Sales System using by the Tesco.
Electronic Point of Sales system using by Tesco Stores will collect the necessary data from the operator input. For example: scanned a BAR codes or QR codes to identify the product quantity and price in RM. There are many types of input devices in Tesco Stores to support the Point of Sales system. Such as, Infrared Scanner Input Product Bar Code (the most common input device used in the current market), Scanner Input Loyalty Card/Club Card (able to collect the point and can exchange to the monetary reward at the end of the year), Scanner Input Discount Voucher (scan QR Code appear on the voucher, and the price will automatically deducted accurately), Scanner Input Staff Discount Cards, Keyboard Input Quantities, Keyboard Input Scales Product Select, Keyboard Input Cash Tendered, Keyboard Input Voids, Keyboard Input Refunds, Keyboard Input Manual Function, Weight Scale Input, Card Reader Input Loyalty Card/Club Card and also Card Reader Input Debit/Credit Card. By using all of these advanced input devices, the percentage of system error occur will be assuredly decreased. On the hand, some of the Bar Codes Scanner needs to be manually control by manpower. For example: a customer purchased a lot of thing and ready to pay at the cashier. Tesco Stores must hire some employee and work as cashier to scan or key in the price and quantity for every single of the product, and then the data just can be proceeding to the process stage and next to be output stage. It will be taken quite long time for every customer.
This is the example of the BAR Code scanner and the most common use in the market nowadays.
This is the Loyalty/Club Card Scanner.