Automatic Check-OutAutomatic Check-Out

Beverly DeVaneBeverly DeVane

February 5, 2007February 5, 2007CTCT 2200CTCT 2200

Mr. Scott Blair Mr. Scott Blair

Definition of TermsDefinition of Terms Historical OverviewHistorical Overview Advantages and DisadvantagesAdvantages and Disadvantages Special Considerations/TrendsSpecial Considerations/Trends SummarySummary

What is automatic checkout?What is automatic checkout?

Automatic checkout is the use of Automatic checkout is the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) radio frequency identification (RFID) on merchandise.on merchandise.

What is radio frequency What is radio frequency identification (RFID)?identification (RFID)?

Radio frequency identification is a Radio frequency identification is a tiny computer chip that is mounted tiny computer chip that is mounted on a tag attached to a product or on a tag attached to a product or sewn into an article of clothing.sewn into an article of clothing.

Historical OverviewHistorical Overview

Dates back to 1939Dates back to 1939 Smaller, cheaper and more Smaller, cheaper and more

sophisticatedsophisticated Replacement of bar codes Replacement of bar codes

Cash Cash DrawerDrawer

Cash Cash RegistersRegisters

Cigar Cigar BoxBox

Self Self Checkout Checkout

at the at the Grocery Grocery

StoreStore

Self Self Checkout Checkout

at the at the Grocery Grocery

StoreStore

Self Self Check-out Check-out

at the at the LibraryLibrary

Banking Banking ATM ATM

MachineMachine

Advantages Advantages

Items will no longer be checked at Items will no longer be checked at store entrancestore entrance

Shoppers will have unlimited access Shoppers will have unlimited access to expensive merchandiseto expensive merchandise

Items won’t be missedItems won’t be missed Improve checkout speedImprove checkout speed

DisadvantagesDisadvantages

Reduce the number of employees Reduce the number of employees needed for checkout and check-inneeded for checkout and check-in

Access to credit cardAccess to credit card Everyone does not have a credit cardEveryone does not have a credit card Customers will continue to bag their Customers will continue to bag their

own merchandiseown merchandise EducationEducation

Special Considerations/TrendsSpecial Considerations/Trends

Only 20% of customers currently use Only 20% of customers currently use self checkoutself checkout

80% of customers do not use self 80% of customers do not use self checkoutcheckout

Georgia 400Georgia 400

In-vehicle toll-tag technologyIn-vehicle toll-tag technology 35% of 120,000 vehicles per day use 35% of 120,000 vehicles per day use

this method this method Automatic renewalAutomatic renewal

Georgia 400Georgia 400

SummarySummary

QuestionsQuestions

TriviaTrivia

What is the first piece of What is the first piece of merchandise ever scanned with a merchandise ever scanned with a

bar code?bar code?

You can buy it for a quarter.You can buy it for a quarter. Everyone in this room has purchased Everyone in this room has purchased

it at least once.it at least once. I have one on me right now and so I have one on me right now and so

do some of you.do some of you.

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