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List of the table of contents of this article:

• 1、 What is the system of POS and how does it work?
• 2, Briefly describe the functions of the pos system
• 3、 What are the functions of the POS system?

What is the system of POS and how does it work?

POS system, that is, the sales point information system, refers to the direct reading of commodity sales information (such as product name, unit price, sales quantity, sales time, sales store, purchasing customers, etc.) when selling goods through automatic reading equipment (such as cash registers), and transmitting through communication networks and computer systems Send it to the relevant departments for analysis and processing to improve the business efficiency of the system.

The hardware structure of the POS system mainly depends on the architecture of computer processing information. At present, most of the POS systems are adopted. The hardware of the system mainly includes cash registers, scanners, monitors, printers, networks, microcomputers and hardware platforms, etc.

POS (POINT OF SALE) is also known as the point-of-sale intelligence management system. In the past, conventional cash registers in the retail industry could only handle simple sales operations such as simple cash registers, invoices, and checkouts. The management information obtained was extremely limited, only the total amount of sales and the basic statistics of departmental sales.

What is the POS machine system? It is difficult to obtain basic business information in bulk transactions.

POS system was first applied to the retail industry, and then gradually expanded to other service industries such as finance and hotels. The scope of using POS system has also expanded from within the enterprise to the entire supply chain.

Briefly describe the functions of the pos system

1. Payment functions The payment methods mainly include: cash, check, credit cards, etc. The POS system has a variety of payment method setting functions.

2. Identification function The cashier identification function means that the cashier must log in before work to perform terminal operation, that is, the cashier of each system in the store implements a unified number, and each cashier has an ID and password. Only after the cashier enters the correct ID and password can he enter Enter the "Sales Screen" to operate.

3. The POS system can improve the efficiency of store operation, reduce the operating cost of the enterprise, increase the shopping experience, and ultimately bring profits to the enterprise.

4. POS is a multi-functional terminal. It is installed in the special merchants and acceptance outlets of credit cards and connected with the computer to realize the automatic transfer of electronic funds. It has functions such as supporting consumption, pre-authorization, balance inquiry and transfer, which is safe, fast and reliable to use.

5. Commodity circulation management: The POS system can realize the whole process management of commodity circulation, including receiving, warehousing, warehousing, price checking, sales and inventory. Through the POS system, enterprises can realize real-time monitoring and data analysis of commodity circulation, so as to improve logistics efficiency and reduce inventory losses.

6. The POS system was first applied to the retail industry, and then gradually expanded to other service industries such as finance and hotels. The scope of using the POS system has also expanded from within the enterprise to the entire supply chain.

What are the functions of the POS system?

1. Payment function The payment methods mainly include: cash, check, credit card, etc. The POS system has a variety of payment method setting functions.

2. The POS system has a variety of payment methods for setting functions.

3. POS is a multi-functional terminal. It can be installed in the special merchants and acceptance outlets of credit cards and connected to the computer to realize the automatic transfer of electronic funds. It has functions such as supporting consumption, pre-authorization, balance inquiry and transfer, which is safe, fast and reliable to use.