Implementation of POS System in Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
Discussion............................................................................................................................2
Pros and Cons of POS system.........................................................................................2
POS system for competitive advantages..........................................................................3
Advantages of centralized system...................................................................................4
POS system for decision making.....................................................................................5
Recommendation of Telecommunication for POS system..............................................5
Risk in POS system.........................................................................................................6
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................6
References............................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
POS stands for Point of Sale can be sated as a place where a particular transaction can be
done completely (Rahman and Ripon 2014). The role of the merchant is to evaluate the total
amount which is paid by a customer and also highlights the amount which is needed for
preparing an invoice. The payment process is done as soon as the invoice is completed. In other
words, POS system can be sated like a traditional cash register system which is required for
simplifying the checkout process (Rossi et al. 2017). POS system can easily connect various
credit card transaction at the time of checkout. POS system is beneficial as it helps in simplifying
and speeding up the whole transaction process.
In the coming pages of the report, the case study of Four Seasons Greenhouse and
Nursery has been provided. The following report mainly deals with implementation of POS
system in this particular organization. Various pros and cons of POS system have been discussed
in details. The last section of the report deals with a list of recommendation for this particular
firm.
Discussion
Pros and Cons of POS system
There are a large number of advantages of making use of POS system like
Increasing efficiency: With the help of the POS system, the work efficiency of the
employees of Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery will be improved to large extent (Laudon
and Laudon 2016). POS system helpful in decreasing the overall checkout time as the employees
have the right tool for the given job.