E-PoS products are developed for use in a variety of Industries and businesses. Listed below are some of the industries, where E-PoS products could find use. Also mentioned are the advantages gained in using them as well as some recommended models. E-PoS products have penetrated almost every market and business in the retail industry. Some existing and proposed businesses where E-PoS products are and could be used:
Supermarkets:
Point Of Sale systems have greatly simplified the sales process in a retail business due to their presence in every aspect of the sales process. Bar code scanners and printers have reduced the time required for product identification and inventory management. Electronic Cash Registers (ECR’s) enable quick billing and better financial control and accounting. A customer display mounted on the ECR would enable the o ner to keep track of the bill as the items are being billed. Money counting machines help count large volumes of currency, which could otherwise be time consuming and almost next to impossible in the case of large businesses. Thermal and Matrix printers have enhanced the customer billing process. Customer is now assured of a quick, clear and accurate bill of the purchases made. Likewise a Panel PC with an E-touch screen, running supermarket management could be used to bill and account in a supermarket. Additionally, Display panels, Signages and kiosks can be used to promote new products, offers and discounts or to catch customer attention.
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Warehouses:
Proper product identification and inventory control are mandatory for any successful warehouse. Proper management of Incoming and Outgoing goods as well as continuous management of existing stock can all be accomplished by the use of EPOS devices. Bar code printers can used to identify and catalogue stock. Hand held outgoing stock. Dot matrix printers can be used to easily produce invoices / bills or gate passes for outgoing / incoming stock. Biometric scanners could also be used to control access to the warehouse thus ensuring the safety of the goods stored inside.
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Pharmacy:
Pharmacy is an example of a retail industry where hundreds of variations of the same type of goods are sold. This may be similar to a supermarket but the difference is that the products sold in a pharmacy must be highly controlled and regulated. Proper knowledge of the quantity of the stock is highly essential. Control of scheduled or dangerous drugs is mandatory. Effective inventory management also assures that life – saving drugs are always in stock. Bar Code printers and scanners ensure that that the goods are properly catalogued and that safe and accurate billing is done. Dangerous situations where wrong or excessive drugs are given can be avoided. Electronic Cash Registers (ECR’s) enable quick billing and better financial control and accounting. Money counting machines help count large volumes of currency, which would otherwise be time consuming and almost near to impossible the case of large businesses. Thermal and Matrix printers have enhanced the customer billing process. The customer is now assured of a Quick, clear and accurate customer billing process. The customer is now assured of a quick, clear and accurate bill of the purchases made.
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Schools / Educational Institution:
Surprisingly, a large number of uses exist for E-POS systems in an educational Institution. To begin with, biometric identification systems could be used as a check on student and staff attendance. Habitual Latecomers and students / staff on leave can be easily identified. Bar code / magnetic stripe identification are must for any library in a large institution. This helps in the easy check out of books as well as for checking for the availability of any particular book. Panel PCs help reduce space in today’s labs leaving valuable space for other equipment. Added benefits include aesthetic and less claustrophobic looks. Another innovative idea is the use of Etouch panels (touch screens) for examinations with multiple-choice answers. The student simply has to press the right answer from a given number of choices. Since Multiple-choice questions are the prevalent method of administering exams everywhere, this use of touch screens to conduct exams is due to be popular soon. As with any large institution, dissemination of valuable information to a large number of people is important. Touch Kiosks can be used to access information regarding exam timetables, registration numbers and fees. Signages can be used to display information about important events, departmental information and general information.
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Offices:
Though a fairly new field for POS systems, E-POS systems have pervaded this sphere as well. Following are some interesting applications. Biometric identification systems could be used as a check on staff attendance. Habitual Latecomers and staff on leave can be easily identified. This data can be used to easily calculate the pay compensating for excessive leave. Panel PCs, free up valuable desk spaces in today’s high rent offices. Apart from being less space consuming they also provide aesthetic and a technologically advanced look to the office as a whole. Offices dealing with the sales or distribution of products would greatly benefit from a kiosk and/or signage. Corporate information or product information can be displayed on Signages for the view of visitors to the office. Likewise, customers visiting the office to place an order could first get brief information about various products through a Touch screen kiosk placed strategically in the visitors or reception area. This would assist them in making a preliminary decision before a member of the sales team get in touch with them. Dot matrix printers can be used for heavy-duty printing or bulk mail.
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Banks:
Security and accuracy are two primary concerns for any banking or financial institution. But now, thanks to E-POS systems, both of these concerns can be easily addressed. Biometric identification systems can monitor movements of staff in and out of the office as well as monitor attendance. Another innovative idea would be the provision of providing access to sensitive areas of the bank only to authorized customers / representatives by means of a smart card / magnetic stripe or RFID card. The movement of persons holding such cards (RFID) can also be monitored in the case of emergencies or any breach in security. Money counting machines help Counters help count and sort a large volume of coins. MICR readers enable quick; today’s high rent offices. Apart from being less space consuming they also provide a technologically advanced look to the office as a whole. Touch screen kiosks, can be used by customers, to access information such as bank balance, cheque status, pay bills online, make purchases and recharge mobile phones. This would be highly cost efficient as it would save the bank the necessity of appointing expensive work force in the form of customer service representatives, tellers, etc. Two or even three kiosks can cater to a large number of customers (360 customers / hour @ 30 seconds / customer) thereby dispelling the formation of large queues / new banking products and services. Any current offers and deals are also displayed here. Heavy-duty dot matrix printers can be used for high volume printing such as generating annual quarterly customer account statements, End Of Day (EOD) statements and other large volume information.
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Restaurants:
Probably, one of the oldest business spheres to employ a POS device, the cash register, this business domain is a consistent user of that POS device. The electronic cash register, a descendant of the older cash register, can be used for billing the customer’s purchases as well as providing a complete account of the days transactions. Likewise a Panel PC with an E-touch screen, running restaurant management software, could be used to bill and account in a restaurant. Barcode printers and scanners could be used in the stores of large kitchens to maintain accountability and to keep track of product expiry dates of perishable foodstuff.
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Hotels:
A number of innovative and high-tech uses are available for E-POS systems in a hotel industry. In large hotels, spread over a large area, in which several hundred guests at present at any given time, controlling access to various parts of the jotel is a problem. RFID ID cards can be given to guests at the time of check-in. This card can be used to gain access to the room as well as other facilities that the hotel may provide. The guest can also be tracked in case any important message is to be passed on. When the guests’ checkout, the RFID ID cards can be returned and reused for other guests. Biometric identification systems can monitor movements of staff in and around the hotel premises as well as monitor attendance. Barcode printers and scanners could be used in the stores of large kitchens to maintain accountability and to keep track of product expiry dates of perishable foodstuff. Usage and replenishments of foodstuff are also tracked when the products are bar coded. Panel PCs running hotel management software can be used to manage the entire hotel and can also be used to consolidate expenses incurred by the guest in different parts of the hotel (restaurants, leisure, etc.). Guests visiting the hotel for he first time could first get brief information about various services offered by the hotel through a Touch screen kiosk placed strategically in the visitors or reception area. This would assist them in making a preliminary decision before a member of programmes and activities to the guests. Dot matrix printers can be used for heavy-duty printing or bulk mailing such as guest bills or expenditure bills. An ID card printer to identify various staff working for the hotel is also recommended.
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Merchant Establishments / Malls:
The heart of the retail Industry is a merchant establishment or a shop. It can be considered as the forerunner to all retail businesses and hence forged the need for POS systems. The electronic cash register, a descendant of the older cash register, can be used for billing the customer’s purchases as well as providing a complete account of the days transactions. Likewise a Panel PC with an E-touch screen, running billing software, could be used to bill and account in a shop in an advanced manner. Barcode printers and scanners could be used in the stores of large shops to maintain accountability and to keep better track of products. Effective inventory management is also one of the main benefits of bar-coding the stock. Biometric identification systems could be used as a check on staff attendance. Habitual Latecomers and staff on leave can be easily identified. This data can be used to easily calculate the pay compensating for excessive leave. Dot matrix printers can be used for heavy-duty printing such as customer purchase bills and/or expenditure bills. Touch Kiosks can be used, in large shops, to access, for example, information regarding location of goods on the shop floor. Signages can be used to display discounts and deals currently on offer in the establishment.
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Factories:
The management of a large volume of employees is an administrative nightmare for a HR department of any factory. Thanks to electronic staff management systems, Thanks to electronic staff management systems, monitoring a huge number of employees is no longer a problem for concern. The identification systems could be used as a check on staff attendance. Habitual Latecomers and staff on leave can be easily identified. Another problem that needs addressing in a large-volume employee situation is the identification of employees. An ID card printer could easily handle the issuance of new cards as well as re-issuances in case of lost ones. PCs are now employed in all places in a factory for control and automation of mechanical components. Panel PCs used in place of regular PCs would have the following benefits: Firstly, the space required for the machine is greatly reduced leaving more room for the operator, his tools and machinery. Secondly, the touch screen component of the Panel PC is much easier to use, by any skilled or unskilled employee, than a conventional keyboard, that requires the use of both hands. Barcode printers and scanners could be used to manage the inventories in order to maintain accountability and to keep better track of finished products. Many modern factories looking to employ the JIT or “Just In Time” concept, where the core concept is a minimum inventory system, would benefit from an efficient barcode / RFID inventory management system, as components must be ordered just before they run out of stock. Any breach in this delicate plan would result in valuable factory down time.
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Hospitals:
Very place where life saving action takes place on a daily basis also houses some of the most dangerous drugs which can be life threatening if taken immoderately. The security of patients is also the hospital’s responsibility. Security and access control are of utmost importance in a hospital. Timely and regular attendance of all Also, taking into account the volume of people working in a modern hospital today, doctors, nurses, staff, this adds up to a large number. A biometric access system would address all these problems and more. With less than one in million chance of two people having the same fingerprint [not even identical twins], the security issue addressed. With a biometric attendance system, habitual latecomers can be identified and corrective action taken. Fingerprints of the patient’s attendants can be registered during admission and removed on discharge from the hospital. Bar-coding the pharmaceutical department will enable the management to have a blanket al security option would be an ID card printer that can be used to produce D’s for employee / attendant verification within the hospital premises. Panel PCs running hospital management software, can be used to monitor all diagnosis, s administered to the patient for record purposes and for billing as well apart from its space-conserving nature. The exorbitant cost of medical treatment has also given rise to the need for a Money Counting Machine and a coin sorter even in a medium sized hospital. A touch screen kiosk in the reception area would enable the visitors, during authorized visiting hours, to find out the room number of the patient. Also information regarding the availability and costs of various standard medical tests / procedures could be present on the kiosk. Dot matrix printers can be used for heavy-duty printing such as patient / medical bills and/or expenditure bills.
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Government Offices / Consulates / Embassies:
The confidential nature of the information handled by these kinds of offices requires a security system of the highest caliber. Security and access control are of utmost importance here. A biometric access system would address all these problems and more. With less than one in million chance of two people having the same fingerprint [not even identical twins], the security issue is addressed. An additional security option would be an ID card printer that can be used to produce ID’s for employee verification within the office premises. A touch screen kiosk could be used to dispense various information like government fees, regulations, etc. Panel PCs, free up valuable desk spaces in today’s highly claustrophobic offices. Apart from being less space consuming they also provide aesthetic and a technologically advanced look to the office as a whole. Heavy-duty dot matrix printers can be used for high volume printing such as generating reports, Visas, official letters, receipts, etc. Also a money-counting machine could be used for those offices where large payments are routinely made.
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Contract / Construction Companies:
Even in businesses as diverse as construction and contracting, some solutions can be provided by E-PoS. Identification of all workers is easily accomplished by a ID card printer. This will help in effective employee administration in spite of the large volumes.
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