What is PoS system ?

Point of sale or point of service (POS or PoS) can mean a retail shop, a POS checkout counter in a shop, or the POS location where a transaction occurs. More specifically, the POS System (point of sale system) often refers to the POS systems hardware and retail POS software used for checkouts — the equivalent of an electronic cash register but with easy to use feature.  Point of sale systems for Retail POS are used in supermarkets, clothing Store, liquor Store, cigar shop, convenience store, gas station, fast food restaurant, quick service restaurant, table service restaurant, Japanese restaurant, Chinese restaurant, bar and pub, night club hotels, stadiums, and casinos, as well as almost any type of retail point of sale establishment. Hospitality POS and Restaurant POS systems can provide fast checkout on dine-in, take out and delivery order. Kitchen preparation ticket can be also print out at the restaurant POS systems.

P.O.S HARDWARE

Retail Industry

A Retail Point of Sales system typically includes a computer, monitor, cash drawer, receipt printer, customer display and a barcode scanner. It can also include a weight scale, integrated credit card processing system, a signature capture device and a customer pin pad device. More and more POS monitors use touch-screen technology for ease of use and a computer is built in to the monitor chassis for what is referred to as an all-in-one unit. All-in-one POS units save valuable counter space for the retailer. The POS system software can typically handle a myriad of customer based functions such as sales, returns, exchanges, layaways, gift cards, gift registries, customer loyalty programs, BOGO (buy one get one), quantity discounts and much more. POS software can also allow for functions such as pre-planned promotional sales, manufacturer coupon validation, foreign currency handling and multiple payment types.

The POS unit handles the sales to the consumer but it is only one part of the entire POS system used in a retail business. “Back-office” computers typically handle other functions of the POS system such as inventory control, purchasing, receiving and transferring of products to and from other locations. Other typical functions of a POS system are to store sales information for reporting purposes, sales trends and cost/price/profit analysis. Customer information may be stored for receivables management, marketing purposes and specific buying analysis. Many retail POS systems include an accounting interface that “feeds” sales and cost of goods information to independent accounting applications.

Hospitality Industry

Hospitality point of sales systems are computerized systems incorporating registers, computers and peripheral equipment, usually on a computer network. Like other point of sale systems, these systems keep track of sales, labor and payroll, and can generate records used in accounting and book keeping. They may be accessed remotely by restaurant corporate offices, troubleshooters and other authorized parties.

Point of sales systems have revolutionized the restaurant industry, particularly in the fast food sector. In the most recent technologies, registers are computers, sometimes with touch screens. The registers connect to a server, often referred to as a “store controller” or a “central control unit.” Printers and monitors are also found on the network. Additionally, remote servers can connect to store networks and monitor sales and other store data.

The efficiency of such systems have decreased service times and increased efficiency of orders.

Another innovation in technology for the restaurant industry is Wireless POS. Many restaurants with high volume use wireless handheld POS to collect orders which are sent to a server. The server sends required information to the kitchen in real time.

Restaurant Business

Restaurant POS refers to point of sale (POS) software that runs on computers, usually touchscreen terminals or wireless handheld devices. Restaurant POS systems assist businesses to track transactions in real time.

Typical restaurant POS software is able to print guest checks, print orders to kitchens and bars for preparation, process credit cards and other payment cards, and run reports. In addition, some systems implement wireless pagers and electronic signature capture devices.

In the fast food industry, registers may be at the front counter, or configured for drive through or walk through cashiering and order taking. Front counter registers take and serve orders at the same terminal, while drive through registers allow orders to be taken at one or more drive through windows, to be cashiered and served at another. In addition to registers, drive through and kitchen monitors may be used by store personnel to view orders. Once orders appear they may be deleted or recalled by “bump bars”, small boxes which have different buttons for different uses. Drive through systems are often enhanced by the use of drive through wireless (or headset) systems which enable communications with drive through speakers.

POS systems are often designed for a variety of clients, and can be programmed by the end users to suit their needs. Some large clients write their own specifications for vendors to implement. In some cases, POS systems are sold and supported by third party distributors, while in other cases they are sold and supported directly by the vendor.

Wireless systems consist of drive though microphones and speakers (often one speaker will serve both purposes), which are wired to a “base station” or “center module.” This will, in turn broadcast to headsets. Headsets may be an all-in-one headset or one connected to a belt pack.

Hotel Business

POS software allows for transfer of meal charges from dining room to guest room with a button or two. It may also need to be integrated with property management software.

Checkout system

A checkout system generally involves the following components:

• General computer hardware
• General computer software
• Checkout hardware

1. -USB Credit card reader
2. -USB Receipt printer
3. -Cash drawer
4. -USB Barcode scanner
5. -USB PIN pad with Integrated Card Swipe

• Checkout software
  
• Miscellaneous store hardware

Point of sales systems in restaurant environments operate on DOS, Windows or Unix environments.

P.O.S PACKAGE

P.O.S SOFTWARE

Restaurant Industry

Aldelo For Restaurants

Maximize guest experience and profits.

Aldelo For Restaurants Pro is great for small, medium, and large restaurants and bars. We service customers ranging from a single point of sale terminal to more than ten point of sale terminals within one location. Aldelo For Restaurants Pro is also great for customers having just one store location, or hundreds of store locations across the country.

Our advanced software solution maximizes productivity with its full featured capabilities and ease of use. Imagine, Customers stay more satisfied with faster order processing; staff activities are more streamlined; managers are more informed about store operations; waste and mistakes are greatly reduced. Everything works perfectly, efficient and simplified everyday.

Regardless of your food service operation theme, type or size, Aldelo For Restaurants Pro is the perfect hospitality point of sale and store management solution to help you achieve simplicity, productivity and efficiency. Our cost effective software solution truly enables all restaurateurs to enjoy the benefits of store automation while achieving the best possible return on investment.

Hotel P.O.S Software

Operetta Hotel Software Solution

Increase Efficiency and Reduce Complexity

The OPERA Enterprise Solution is not a single product offering, but a fully integrated suite of enterprise software solutions consisting of modules that can be easily added or expanded allowing effective and easy deployment from smaller independent single and multi-property operations to global, multi-branded hotel chain environments. OPERA enterprise software solutions can be deployed in any size environment, from a single property with just Front Office to a large, full-service hotel with Sales & Catering, Revenue Management, Spa and Golf, and Materials Control. In addition, OES enterprise software solutions offer products for a hotel chain’s corporate office, including Central Reservations Systems for centralized guestroom, Sales Force Automation for centralized function space sales, and Customer Information System, the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) package specifically designed for the hotel industry.

In addition, this entirely inclusive software for property management and core central systems offers the flexibility to be deployed on property or in a hosted datacenter environment. Hotel chains can opt for distributed, complex, or single image inventory management. The OPERA Enterprise Solution is perfectly designed to meet the rapidly changing requirements of the global hotel industry