Hi, we are looking for some information on POS system for bakery/cafe shops. We are planning to install the Point of sale system on about 3,4 stores plus 1 warehouse. any recommendation which software is reliable and good price? is it possbile to install the hardware/software ourselves? minimum requirement we are looking for is Network Capability (WAN),Inventory support, Invoice reports, customization (data entry), and probably touch screen to take order. we need 2,3 terminals/each store. any helps would be appreciated. THANKS ALOT
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Bakery stores POS implementation
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You are prob going to speen $$ on the environment that you are looking for. The biggest issue to decide: are you going to be a Microsoft house or not. By the time you are done, you will have spent a lot of $$ either way, but it is simpler (if you are going to do it your self) to pick one environment over mix environment.
If you decide to be a MS house, the next question is hte number of clients you want to have, and the you ability to manage the IT environment.
most of the Pos systems fall appart on multiple locations, and you will end up spending big bucks on the sql database that you need. Once solution is to sue SBS server as the primary server/domain at the main site ( by a dell server, with fault tolerant drivers), run MS rms at all the sites. On the remote sites, use msde ,and replicate the data to the main site. Run HQ product on the main site.
If you are running a cafe, run dinerware. The reports are crystal. You can also configure dineware to sue the sql database instead of msde. For touch screen systems use something like mintronics (just remember to clean the fans) they are pretty industrial.
Remote systems nodes, you will prob end of putting a primary server in. Does not have to be beefy, just will need to be fault tolerant, (ecc mem, h/w raid drives etc)
for wan connectivity, I would droop a 512k dsl line in each location, along with a dedicated vpn node (sonicwall tele 3). { we try to use cisco vpn 3000 series and pix firewalls) You will need to add a f/w as well, but I would not allow net browsing from the remote sites. if you do, you will prob need to drop a proxy server in there with a virus scanner.
By the time you are done., a new infrastructure will cost you around 60 - 115k depending on your requirements and how much you can do your self
three things to remember… 1) Do everything to protect the data! 2) security cost -- and there is a price when you do net connections, and the price is higher to do after the fact. 3) the new comm. laws make you liable for security breaches on your nets
There are a bunch of other things you will need to do as well. Before you do any thing, pay for an architecture spec, then have it quote. If you are a ms house, then the key things you do is pick ms sql, ms exchange, office clients, win xp on the desktop and go from there. For backbone, do switch 100, use wireless access point when your need them, but don’t build your business net on them. Close the security doors everywhere
Matt
mkatzer@kamind.com
If you decide to be a MS house, the next question is hte number of clients you want to have, and the you ability to manage the IT environment.
most of the Pos systems fall appart on multiple locations, and you will end up spending big bucks on the sql database that you need. Once solution is to sue SBS server as the primary server/domain at the main site ( by a dell server, with fault tolerant drivers), run MS rms at all the sites. On the remote sites, use msde ,and replicate the data to the main site. Run HQ product on the main site.
If you are running a cafe, run dinerware. The reports are crystal. You can also configure dineware to sue the sql database instead of msde. For touch screen systems use something like mintronics (just remember to clean the fans) they are pretty industrial.
Remote systems nodes, you will prob end of putting a primary server in. Does not have to be beefy, just will need to be fault tolerant, (ecc mem, h/w raid drives etc)
for wan connectivity, I would droop a 512k dsl line in each location, along with a dedicated vpn node (sonicwall tele 3). { we try to use cisco vpn 3000 series and pix firewalls) You will need to add a f/w as well, but I would not allow net browsing from the remote sites. if you do, you will prob need to drop a proxy server in there with a virus scanner.
By the time you are done., a new infrastructure will cost you around 60 - 115k depending on your requirements and how much you can do your self
three things to remember… 1) Do everything to protect the data! 2) security cost -- and there is a price when you do net connections, and the price is higher to do after the fact. 3) the new comm. laws make you liable for security breaches on your nets
There are a bunch of other things you will need to do as well. Before you do any thing, pay for an architecture spec, then have it quote. If you are a ms house, then the key things you do is pick ms sql, ms exchange, office clients, win xp on the desktop and go from there. For backbone, do switch 100, use wireless access point when your need them, but don’t build your business net on them. Close the security doors everywhere
Matt
mkatzer@kamind.com
mkatzer - great insight.
To add, if you use Microsoft Retail Management Systems (RMS) as mkatzer suggested you probably will not need a full edition of SQL server for a bakery.
RMS comes with MSDE (Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine). It does have a 2 gig limit but unless your doing over 1000 transactions a day it usually works fine. We implemented RMS in one of the largest liquor stores in the nation (5-10 mill gross a year) and we are using the standard MSDE database.
It really depends on how many transactions you have a day and how many items are on each transaction. I would assume that a large bakery store wouldn't be too bad.
My company specializes in customizing and implementing RMS - take a look -
Rick
To add, if you use Microsoft Retail Management Systems (RMS) as mkatzer suggested you probably will not need a full edition of SQL server for a bakery.
RMS comes with MSDE (Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine). It does have a 2 gig limit but unless your doing over 1000 transactions a day it usually works fine. We implemented RMS in one of the largest liquor stores in the nation (5-10 mill gross a year) and we are using the standard MSDE database.
It really depends on how many transactions you have a day and how many items are on each transaction. I would assume that a large bakery store wouldn't be too bad.
My company specializes in customizing and implementing RMS - take a look -
Rick
gfcassociates
IS-IT--Management
touch screen based system, with full inventory solutions is what you need, depending on how you want to run your stores you can have 1 server and station each store or run it using one server at corporate and stations on ech store. do you want credit card integration too. basically depending on your infrastructure knowledge or your vendors knowledge will be your life saver.
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