point of sale system
MIDPARK RESTOBAR POINT OF SALE SYSTEM
A System proposal presented to the faculty of the
College of Engineering & Computer Studies
St. Michael’s College
Quezon Avenue,
Iligan City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement
Of the Course IT - 204,
System Analysis &
Design
By:
Johvin Lee M. Recla
Ralph M. Roble
Ronel A. Sarip
October 2014
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
“POS” stands for “point-of-sale.” Many businesses, such as retail stores, restaurants, theme parks, hotels, salons and spas use POS systems to record items for purchase, to place orders, and to calculate bills.
Retail point of sale systems are often just very sophisticated cash registers. In the 1970s, computer-operated cash registers became popular, and began to offer features like client-server technology, peer-to-peer communications, backups and remote access. Today, these systems have become standard in the hospitality industry, and have been customized by many different retail businesses as well. POS systems can be linked with your merchant account and allows your business to accept credit cards transactions quickly and easily. Because POS systems can process transactions immediately as they occur, your business can enjoy better, more accurate record keeping and increased employee efficiency. POS systems are usually industry specific and can be highly customized. Almost everyone has seen the touch-screen terminals at a restaurant- these are probably the best example of an industry-specific system. The restaurant can assign a key for each menu item. When an order is placed, the server can specify a certain table, input the order of each diner, and send the order to the kitchen staff simply, without ever leaving the dining area. The kitchen staff can view the orders on a screen or have the individual orders printed, and then prepares the food. The POS system can also generate the check at the end of the meal and store the total for payment. This
A System proposal presented to the faculty of the
College of Engineering & Computer Studies
St. Michael’s College
Quezon Avenue,
Iligan City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement
Of the Course IT - 204,
System Analysis &
Design
By:
Johvin Lee M. Recla
Ralph M. Roble
Ronel A. Sarip
October 2014
Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
“POS” stands for “point-of-sale.” Many businesses, such as retail stores, restaurants, theme parks, hotels, salons and spas use POS systems to record items for purchase, to place orders, and to calculate bills.
Retail point of sale systems are often just very sophisticated cash registers. In the 1970s, computer-operated cash registers became popular, and began to offer features like client-server technology, peer-to-peer communications, backups and remote access. Today, these systems have become standard in the hospitality industry, and have been customized by many different retail businesses as well. POS systems can be linked with your merchant account and allows your business to accept credit cards transactions quickly and easily. Because POS systems can process transactions immediately as they occur, your business can enjoy better, more accurate record keeping and increased employee efficiency. POS systems are usually industry specific and can be highly customized. Almost everyone has seen the touch-screen terminals at a restaurant- these are probably the best example of an industry-specific system. The restaurant can assign a key for each menu item. When an order is placed, the server can specify a certain table, input the order of each diner, and send the order to the kitchen staff simply, without ever leaving the dining area. The kitchen staff can view the orders on a screen or have the individual orders printed, and then prepares the food. The POS system can also generate the check at the end of the meal and store the total for payment. This
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