Point of Sale (POS) System Implementation for Four Seasons Greenhouse Nursery: A Management Report

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Contents
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................4
Advantages and Disadvantages of the POS system...................................................................5
POS system and competitive advantage....................................................................................7
Centralised database system.......................................................................................................9
POS system and decision making............................................................................................10
Risks in the system...................................................................................................................11
Conclusion................................................................................................................................12
References................................................................................................................................13
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Executive Summary
In the management report provided below, the analysis of the POS system that has been
implemented by Four Seasons Greenhouse Nursery. The company is one of the biggest
dealers in the nursery industry in the business industry of US. The Colorado-based company
has identified to be facing losses and negligible profit due to inefficiency in operations. The
company is majorly based on the manual platforms and it is now important for the company
to implement new and automated systems for which POS system has been recommended to
the organisation. The management report will effectively highlight the essentials of this new
system.
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Introduction
The point of sale system is the software which helps the company to record the transactions
as soon as they take place and make sure that there are no dues involved in the same from
either of the party. This POS system is one of the most considerate and effective solutions
that help the organisation to get rid of the manual entry issue. This not only helps in saving a
lot of time but also helps the company to make sure that the transaction can be seen and
analysed from anywhere at any point in time. Not only this, the POS system also allows the
seller to identify any kind of dues left with the consumer and this helps in giving them
various options and ode of payment which further provides ease to the consumers.
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