A+ Guide to Managing and Maintaining your PC, 6e Chapter 21 Supporting Printers and Scanners.
Scanners and printers the most trusted devices of your business
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How to choose the best POS peripheral devices for your business To succeed in your retail or restaurant business you need to choose out of the best barcode scanners and thermal printers Retail or any other quick-service business is all about timing. Your customers demand quicker services and the faster the services you can deliver, more the customers you have in your business. Ensuring quality of service or product and at the same time, completing transaction in the quickest possible time has always been the challenge of the retail industry. The solution lies is using modern technology in the form of computerised point of sale systems and proper peripheral devices like barcode scanners or thermal printers. Barcode scanners are used to scan barcode printed on items. The bar code as we all know carries all the relevant information about the product including manufacturing details and batch details etc. Now corresponding to the barcode of each product the retail store owner creates data in the POS system with price and quantity. Now at the retail counter, the barcode of the product is read by the scanner and the product is sold. Depending on the requirement of the store a retail store owner can opt for any one of these different models of bar code scanners. There are pen type scanners, fixed or handheld scanners and even video camera based scanners. If the store sells heavy good which are not so easy to place on the counter top, it’s better to use a hand-held scanner; on the other hand, if the good sold are small in size and can be easily moved over the counter, it’s better to sue one of those fixed barcode scanners. Like the barcode reader, thermal printers are integral part of the business too. Instead of printing out on big letter or A4 size paper that cost a fortune to print, thermal printers are actually made for retail outlets. You can print invoices, sales receipt, kitchen instructions (if you are running a restaurant) delivery slip and so many printed documents that you otherwise use small pieces of paper to write. Attached to the point of sale, system a thermal printer can be very easily placed in any convenient place (these are not bulky devices) in the store. Instead of sheets, thermal printers print on paper rolls specially made for these purposes. Both thermal printers and barcode readers are frequently used devices of in your store. Moreover, there are the chances of multiple people handling of these devices and during rush hours, chances of mishandling cannot be ruled out too. Buy the barcode scanner or the thermal-printer from a reputed supplier. Compare the prices of different vendors and find out the after-sale support policies. The company that you choose to buy from should have a good support policy. You can confirm the quality of their support from the existing customers also. Make sure that you the components which are covered in the warranty so that if needed you can easily replace these. Time and precision is necessary for your retail business. So your POS supplier should also ensure that they deliver their services just in time so that your business is not hampered POS PLAZA Level 8, 33 York Street, NSW, Sydney, Australia - 2000 Tel: 1300782023, Fax: 1300 79 44 02 E-mail: [email protected] URL: - http://www.posplaza.com.au
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To succeed in your retail or restaurant business you need to choose out of the best barcode scanners and thermal printers
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How to choose the best POS peripheral devices for your business
To succeed in your retail or restaurant business you need to choose out of the best barcode scanners and thermal printers
Retail or any other quick-service business is all about timing. Your customers demand quicker services and the faster the services you can deliver, more the customers you have in your business. Ensuring quality of service or product and at the same time, completing transaction in the quickest possible time has always been the challenge of the retail industry. The solution lies is using modern technology in the form of computerised point of sale systems and proper peripheral devices like barcode scanners or thermal printers.
Barcode scanners are used to scan barcode printed on items. The bar code as we all know carries all the relevant information about the product including manufacturing details and batch details etc. Now corresponding to the barcode of each product the retail store owner creates data in the POS system with price and quantity. Now at the retail counter, the barcode of the product is read by the scanner and the product is sold. Depending on the requirement of the store a retail store owner can opt for any one of these different models of bar code scanners. There are pen type scanners, fixed or handheld scanners and even video camera based scanners. If the store sells heavy good which are not so easy to place on the counter top, it’s better to use a hand-held scanner; on the other hand, if the good sold are small in size and can be easily moved over the counter, it’s better to sue one of those fixed barcode scanners.
Like the barcode reader, thermal printers are integral part of the business too. Instead of printing out on big letter or A4 size paper that cost a fortune to print, thermal printers are actually made for retail outlets. You can print invoices, sales receipt, kitchen instructions (if you are running a restaurant) delivery slip and so many printed documents that you otherwise use small pieces of paper to write. Attached to the point of sale, system a thermal printer can be very easily placed in any convenient place (these are not bulky devices) in the store. Instead of sheets, thermal printers print on paper rolls specially made for these purposes.
Both thermal printers and barcode readers are frequently used devices of in your store. Moreover, there are the chances of multiple people handling of these devices and during rush hours, chances of mishandling cannot be ruled out too. Buy the barcode scanner or the thermal-printer from a reputed supplier. Compare the prices of different vendors and find out the after-sale support policies. The company that you choose to buy from should have a good support policy. You can confirm the quality of their support from the existing customers also. Make sure that you the components which are covered in the warranty so that if needed you can easily replace these. Time and precision is necessary for your retail business. So your POS supplier should also ensure that they deliver their services just in time so that your business is not hampered
POS PLAZA Level 8, 33 York Street, NSW, Sydney, Australia - 2000
Tel: 1300782023, Fax: 1300 79 44 02 E-mail: [email protected] URL: - http://www.posplaza.com.au
