Point of sale (POS) - Smart Care

Submitted To:
Mr. Fahad Ali

Submitted By:
1. Aamir khan
2. Azmat khan
3. Abdul Qayyum
4. Adnan khan

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Contents
1. Introduction
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2. Shops with POS Installed:
2.1Name of software
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2.2 Name of hardware

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Software installation date.1
Shop
size1
Cost of software..1
Cost of hardware.1
Number of POS terminals..1
Software
type.2
Procedure followed for installation/training2
Database management2
Field of data regarding products stored..2
Accuracy of
data..2
Common problems faced..2
Level of satisfaction with software and hardware..2

Willingness to switch/approximate further investment2

Recommendation by shopkeeper.2

The second part is about business that they do not have a

POS installed.
Benefits vs cost of manual system3
Benefits vs cost of POS.3
Reason for not installing POS..3
If willing to install, amount of investment willing to make3
Willing for a free software.3

1. Introduction
The task assigned by teacher is all about the point of sale (POS). The
requirement is that to survey the two different sellers one having the POS
system and the other having not the facility of POS system. In order to
meet the requirements, first of all, we went to the shop which has the POS
system and we asked different questions from the owner of shop and also
to the shop which did not have the POS system. The POS system that we
study in the shop SMART CARE. We collected different points from the
shopkeeper about the POS which are discussed as below:

2. Shops with POS Installed:

2.1 Name of software

The name of software is ABUZAR
2.2

Name of hardware
The name of hardware is Dell

Components of hardware
o Core i5 server
o Core -2 due
o 250 GB hard disk
o 4GB Ram
o 3GH Processor
Software installation date
1st January valid upto December 2016
Shop size
Large
Cost of software
Rs 18000 per system for one year
Cost of hardware
Rs 29000
Number of POS terminals
Four
Cost structure(Software & Hardware)
o Four POS (18,000*4= 72,000)
o Four Hardware (29,000*4= 116,000)
Software type
Stock
Procedure followed for installation
Trainer

Database Management
Recovery from backup

 Field of data regarding products stored

Yes, stored the product id, name, quantity & information related to
supplier or distributer.
Accuracy of data
The updation system available like barcode and product name.
Common problems faced
Expiry problems exist and then exchange the expiry products with
company.
o They do not gets short expire products
Level of satisfaction with software and hardware
Fully satisfied
Welling to switch/ Approximate further investment
Software does not change and branding can change and do further
investment.
Recommendation by shopkeeper
No customization

The second part is about business that they do not

have a POS installed
Benefits VS Cost of manual system

Less expensive
High qualified employees are not required
Paper work
Easy understandable

Benefits VS Cost of POS

More accurate
Easy correction possible
Long term record
Easy retrieval of data
Record for both seller and purchaser
Time saving

Reasons for not installing POS

Too much expensive

Small business

Lake of information technology

Energy hurdles

If willing to install, amount of investment willing to

make
If our financial position stronger then obviously we will install the
POS system for our better sales.

Willingness for a free software

The shop owners were willing to install free software and hardware,
because they will increase the accuracy of transaction every day.