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Point of Sale
[edit] Point of sales in the restaurant industry Hospitality point of sale systems have revolutionized the restaurant industry. This is particularly found in fast food service and sales. A number of restaurant chains employ systems which use computer networks. In the most recent technologies, registers are virtual computers, sometimes using touch screens. They will connect to a server, often referred to as a "store controller" or a "central control unit." Printers and monitors are also found on the network. Additionally, remote servers will connect to store networks and monitor sales and other store data.

The efficiency of such systems have decreased service times and increased efficiency of orders.

Currently, POS systems are manufactured and serviced by several firms; see point of sale companies category.

Point of sales systems in restaurant environments operate on DOS, Windows or Unix environments. They can use a variety of physical layer protocols, though Ethernet is currently the preferred system.

In the fast food industry, a number of configurations may be used in able to aid in the speed of operations. Registers themselves may be in front counter, drive through or walk through cashiering and ordertaking modes. Front counter registers will take and serve orders at the same terminal. Drive through registers will allow orders to be taken at one or more drive through windows and cashiered and served at another. In addition to registers, drive through and kitchen monitors may be used by store personnel to view orders. Once orders appear they may be deleted or recalled by "bump bars", small boxes which have different buttons for different uses. Drive through systems are often enhanced by the use of drive through wireless (or headset) systems which enable communications with drive through speakers.

[edit] Modern EPoS Systems Epos systems have evolved in the last few years, modern EPoS systems are often highly sophisticated being integrated with back office merchandising, planning, procurement and business intelligence systems providing retailers with real-time information to manage their business. EPos (or electronic point of sale) software makes it possible for businesses to ensure that they are fully operational at all times and that all of your staff's repetitive POS tasks are as streamlined as possible.

The modern EPoS Systems are a retailers eyes and ears on their business.