Point-Of-Sale (Pos) Systems
Point-Of-Sale (Pos) Systems
Point-Of-Sale (Pos) Systems
SYSTEMS
DAILY PROCEDURES:
FIRST, THE CHECKOUT CLERK SCANS THE UNIVERSAL
PRODUCT CODE (UPC) LABEL ON THE ITEMS BEING
PURCHASED WITH A LASER LIGHT SCANNER.
WHEN ALL THE UPCs ARE SCANNED, THE SYSTEM
AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATES TAXES, DISCOUNTS AND
THE TOTAL FOR THE TRANSACTION.
THE CLERK ENTERS THE TRANSACTION INTO THE POS
SYSTEM VIA THE REGISTER’S KEYPAD, AND A RECORD OF
THE SALE IS ADDED TO THE SALES JOURNAL IN REAL
TIME.
END-OF-DAY PROCEDURES
THE CASH RECEIPTS CLERK PREPARES A THREE-PART
DEPOSIT SLIP FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE
CASH RECEIVED.
FINALLY, A BATCH PROGRAM SUMMARIZES THE
SALES AND CASH RECEIPTS JOURNALS.
POINT-OF-SALE CONTROL ISSUES
• AUTHORIZATION
• SUPERVISION
• ACCESS CONTROL
• ACCOUNTING RECORDS
• INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION
• REENGINEERING USING EDI
Many organizations have reengineered their sales order process through
Electronic Data Interchange.