At the Tillpoint
At the tillpoint you will need a terminal of some sort (usually a Windows PC). You might also want to look at a tillslip printer, or a normal inkjet printer. A cash drawer is optional, but highly recommended. A pole display is not really required either, but is a nice to have.
Input devices include POS keyboards, barcode scanners, and RFID readers.
Electronic and Manual Cash Drawers are available from APG, MMF, and Logic Controls. | Read more
Tillslip printers also called slip or receipt printers are the small little printers that produce a slip at point of sale. Depending on your specific retail outlet, these slips may not be needed, or could be wider - relying on a normal inkjet printer with A4 or A5 paper.
Other things to bear in mind at the tillpoint include card machines, your normal PC keyboard, your screen type (flat LCD screens take up a lot less space), security devices, barcode scanners, cash drawers and of course cable holes.
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Stock Receiving
Receiving stock is probably the most hardware intensive aspect of the operation. You could use a barcode scanner, a barcode printer, and all the hardware associated with printing reports.
Barcode printing can be done with barcode fonts and a normal printer, but this tends to take far too much time, is error prone, and not worth the hassel. A barcode printer will cost a bit - but you will be so glad you did it!
Report printing can simply be done to a text file as all the data is stored on the journal roll for management to look at. However, you could also print the Goods received/returned notes on a normal inkjet printer (laser or even dot matrix).
Tips: Think about the work flow in this area. Where do the goods come in and where do they go out? At which point do they get put onto the computer? Do you need to scan barcodes? What about printing barcode? Do you relabel the items as they come in? Do your staff have access to the cost prices?
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