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New page

Stub page for a much-needed POS section. 

== Sources to pull from to improve this page ==

*This is a perennial discussion topic on the [http://www.cgin.coop/listserves/basic general CGIN-list], and on the [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coconerds/ CoCoNerds yahoo group]. 
*The February 2012 [http://groups.google.com/group/intercoop Food Co-op Alliance NYC] meeting was focused on POS discussions, hopefully notes exist? 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AtTeG0tk7BrDdEtsMkk4WktmNDNubVFfTnY1V0lYRmc&hl=en_US#gid=0 Spreadsheet listing POS use at food Co-ops.] 
*See also: [[Software]] - Sections on POS, lightweight POS, e-commerce, and accounting.

== Evaluating POS Solutions ==

Though it's often mentioned within POS discussions that there are no perfect solutions, and that systems must be evaluated with consideration for needs, wants, budget, in-house skillsets, etc, it may be useful to assemble a "shopping list" of features to help organizations gather their own requirements. 

=== Some specs for evaluation raised on the [http://www.cgin.coop/listserves/basic general CGIN list] ===

*Inventory Tracking 
*Purchase Order creation 
*Vendor tracking 
*Inventory turns, square foot analyses 
*Sales reports. 
*Credit Card through the register 
*Compatibility with existing scales 
*Member tracking 
*Member pricing vs non member pricing 
*Search function for items on the screen (like for produce) 
*Wireless if possible 
*150 departments (for all the vendor and food categories) 
*Report writer cababilities 
*Exporting reports to Excel 
*Importing reports (Like large new items files, not having to enter each item.) 
*Compatibility with UNFI (importing of price tables) 
*Shelf tag generation 
*Supervisor functionality 
*Up to 12 cashier names

=== Questions to ask existing POS users ===

*Reliability: How many times in the past month has a transaction been interrupted by software failure?
*Member info: Does the software accommodate customer information, and related details such as customer-discount levels?
*Reports: Are your office staffers able to generate the reports they want? Can custom reports be created by a capable staffer?

== Some current POS systems ==

Microsoft RMS, SMS, Catapault, COPOS, ISS45, Market Master, SMS, [http://www.is4c.coop IS4C] ([http://www.is4c.coop/bb/index.php forum]), NCR Scanmaster, Counterpoint, ACR5000, ACS Checkout, ARSS, BRDate Retail Xoss, ISIS, PC Poll, Retail Solutions, Storenext Master.

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WikiSysop at 16:43, 24 February 2016

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