For any restaurant, point of sale technology is important. And POS restaurant software has become an important part for many restaurants. It takes a lot of time to take orders manually and then pass it on to the kitchen. With this software, however, everything becomes as easy as the click of a button.

Touch screen menus, remote ordering, staff supervision, automated billing, and organization of customer accounts are all possible with the restaurant point of sale software. It becomes quite easy and simple to manage everything with this easy to use system. You can use point of sale systems in the kitchen, back office, and the front office. Managing and running the restaurant becomes much smoother and easier with this software. It allows you to keep track of the number of customers. Better customer services and better order management is what becomes possible with this system.

An administration software is present in the system and it includes electronic menu screens and monitors for easy order processing. A minute by minute record of the daily activity can be kept. Inventory management, stock management, security, and timekeeping are only a few of the activities that this software can indeed simplify.

The restaurant POS includes an input and output device. Touch screens and keyboards act as input devices. Electronic cash registers with printers and monitors attached to them work as input and output devices. They are located in various locations and are also connected to the main server that is located at the back office.

The POS systems control various activities in the restaurant. It is necessary to manage them very efficiently and properly. Even small retail stores and fast food joints have now installed these systems for efficient management of the point of sale. This has made it possible for them to … Read the rest

As mentioned in earlier articles, the market research task was not easy in some of the developed markets where I worked. Often, I was faced with minimal and outdated information. In this article, I will introduce the first market research approach we used in those markets which I call: The in-house stage.

As the name implies, the research was based on internally developed methodology. The regular approach of systematic gathering and interpretation of information by using statistical and analytical methods and techniques reflected how our company understands the market.

Because of our belief that mobile telecom was a necessity in those markets we did not need detailed researches. We often relied on the outdated information and updated it while benchmarking the information on the nearest market where information existed.

Economically, we needed to gather minimal information to estimate the potential of our target customers. A This was probably the easiest task, as details were not really needed and a general idea was sufficient to let the shareholders decide whether to invest in this market or not.

Geographical information was also needed. Detailed mapping was needed to decide where and how to place our towers, microwaves, and antennas to ensure adequate coverage. Although a harder task than the economical research, we were able to conclude it with field visits.

Demographic information was the hardest to get as there were no updated data. We often operated in developing countries that suffered from civil wars causing major population dislocation turning some heavily populated areas to practically a no man’s land.

The reliability of the minimal information we collected was dependent on the knowledge and the knowhow of the people who were on the field. In most cases that information did not affect us negatively and we succeeded in most of the … Read the rest