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Lehndal, Anders. "Cloud Based Point-of-Sale." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-128232.
Full textEtt Point-of-sale (POS) system är ett system som möjliggör fullförande av transaktioner. Syftet med detta examensarbetet var att undersöka möjliga fördelar och risker med att implementera ett POS system som en molnbaserad applikation i jämförelse med en traditionell POS lösning. Huvudfokus lades på att identifiera de fördelar och möjligheter en molnlösning medför men arbete riktades även mot att utforska funktionaliteten hos en existerade webbaserad POS prototyp i rollen som molnklient för detta projekt. En ytterligare aspekt var att adressera några av de problem som associeras med användandet av tredjeparts periferiutrustning tillsammans med en tunn klient. Detta har gjorts genom att studera cloud computing i modern litteratur, analysera och arbeta med traditionella POS lösningar och genom praktisk testning av periferiutrustning. Projektets slutsatser stödjer iden att en molnbaserad POS inte bara är genomförbart utan kan under vissa förhållanden medföra vissa fördelar gentemot en traditionell POS. Men, viss eftertänksamhet är på sin plats vid övervägandet att bygga och använda ett molnbaserat system för att garantera fortsatt operation av klient och periferiutrustning vid förlorad kontakt med internetleverantör och/eller molntjänstleverantör.
Yu, Yong-bong. "Codekartenmißbrauch am POS-Kassen-System : strafrechtliche Überlegungen zur Computerkriminalität /." Frankfurt am Main ;Berlin [u.a.] : Lang, 1997. http://www.gbv.de/dms/spk/sbb/recht/toc/271836199.pdf.
Full textStrohdeicher, Carsten. "Risiken des automatisierten Zahlungsverkehrs beim Einsatz von POS (ECS), Geldautomaten und BTX /." Frankfurt am Main ; Bern ; New York ; Paris : Lang, 1991. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=002711734&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
Full textBuhr, Carl-Christian. "Verbundorientierte Warenkorbanalyse mit POS-Daten." Lohmar Köln Eul, 2005. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=2779534&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.
Full textMadugoda, Gunaratnege Senali. "Consumers’ payment preference at Point-of-Sale (POS) in Australia, China and Sri Lanka." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2021. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2438.
Full textLandrock, Markus. "Biometrics at the POS the PIN of the future will be the human itself." München Verl. Dr. Hut, 2006. http://d-nb.info/987370820/04.
Full textLitmanowitsch, Wera. "Erfolgsfaktoren der POS-Prozesseffizienz am Beispiel Aldi im Vergleich zu Migros." St. Gallen, 2005. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/01652064001/$FILE/01652064001.pdf.
Full textSadique, Kazi Masum. "Secure Mobile POS System : A point of sale application for secure financial transitions in a mobile business enviroment." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för informations- och kommunikationsteknik (ICT), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-127459.
Full textSvata, Bohuslav. "Analýza využití aplikačního software v maloobchodě v prostředí Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-114050.
Full textPokorný, Jaroslav. "Reálný zisk a efektivita plynoucí z nových přístupů k POS." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-206197.
Full textFous, Ondřej. "Implementace a provoz podnikové informatiky v odvětví retail v modelu MBI." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-203806.
Full textKornberg, Valentine Philip, and Zaid Alkuheli. "Kontaktlösa betalningar med smarta telefoner." Thesis, KTH, Hälsoinformatik och logistik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-296593.
Full textThe company Hajenterprise wanted to research the area of contactless payments to see if it’s possible to Pay contactless with a mobile phone. Today bank cards are used to pay for most things. New payment methods have moved toward contactless purchases using smart phones and NFC-technologies. Smart phones have begun to be used more and more in contactless purchases at point of sale (POS) terminals. The possibility to remove POS-terminals and use smartphones instead as POS-terminals could make it easier and faster to pay. To test this, several tests were needed to see if a smartphone could read a bank card and process the card's information. Bank cards could be read by the smartphone but the information from the bank card could not be used by the smartphone to make a payment. This was because depending on the phone, Samsung, Google or Apple Pay was opened. Thus, a smart phone could receive information from a card but the phone could not use that information to make a payment at a terminal. In addition, an application was created where one could make payments from one mobile to another mobile. This would be done using Near Field Communication (NFC) and blockchain, as Hajenterprise wanted a prototype-application that could pay and charge over NFC against their blockchain. JavaScript was used to create a react native application that could work on both Android and iOS. This laid the foundation for Hajenterprise to use its blockchain API for mobile payments.
Příklenk, Lukáš. "Metodika implementace komplexních retailových řešení v oblasti lifestyle retail." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-17195.
Full textKurzawa, Ondřej. "Efektivita komunikace v místě prodeje." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-75348.
Full textManso, Mariana Pimenta Valério Salaviza. "Point of Sale." Master's thesis, Universidade Europeia - Laureate International Universities, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/10268.
Full textHolbrook, Blair Sato. "Point-of-sale demand forecasting." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104397.
Full textThesis: S.M. in Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Engineering, Institute for Data, Systems, and Society, 2016. In conjunction with the Leaders for Global Operations Program at MIT.
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (page 38).
Nike Always Available (AA) is a significant global business unit within Nike that allows retail customers to purchase athletic essentials at weekly replenishment intervals and 95% availability. However, demand fluctuations and current forecasting processes have resulted in frequent stock-outs and inventory surpluses, which in turn affect revenue, profitability, and brand trust. Potential root causes for demand fluctuations have included: -- Erratic customer behavior, including unplanned promotional events, allocation of open-to- buy dollars for futures (i.e., contract) versus replenishment (i.e., AA), and product inventory loading to protect from anticipated stock-outs; -- Lack of incentives and accountability to encourage accurate forecasting by customers. Current forecasting processes, which utilize historical sell-in data (i.e., product sold to retail customers) were found to be significantly inaccurate - 100% MAPE. The goal of this project was to develop a more accurate forecast based on historical sell-through data (i.e., product sold to consumers), which were recently made available. Forecast error was drastically reduced using the new forecasting method - 35% MAPE. A pilot was initiated with a major retail customer in order to test the new forecast model and determine the effects of a more transparent ordering partnership. The pilot is ongoing at the time of thesis completion.
by Blair Sato Holbrook.
M.B.A.
S.M. in Engineering Systems
Baun, Dorothea Gröppel-Klein Andrea. "Impulsives Kaufverhalten am Point of Sale /." Wiesbaden: Dt. Univ.-Verl, 2003. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/363281665.pdf.
Full textSmith, David C. "Preventing point-of-sale system intrusions." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/42726.
Full textSeveral major United States retailers have suffered large-scale thefts of payment card information as the result of intrusions against point-of-sale systems (smart cash registers). Point-of-sale attacks present a growing threat and can constitute a homeland-security problem due to a trans-national cyber crime element. This thesis presents results of a survey of point-of-sale intrusions that reached at least the start of criminal investigation. The survey showed that attacks were generally quite simple, and predominantly involved guessing passwords and subsequent installation of keyboard loggers. That suggests that countermeasures can be relatively simple although they must overcome organizational inertia. Our analysis leads to several recommendations to improve point-of-sale system security.
Keown, Harvey. "Intelligent point of sale terminal thesis." Thesis, Cape Technikon, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1152.
Full textThe main reason for this project was "import replacement", as all our existing Point of Sale and Electronic Equipment had to be imported from Japan. After the Government I s steps to curb imports by placing extremely high levies on imported goods, it was decided to produce a completely local product. From past experience it was obvious that customer requirements varied greatly. This gave rise to the inception of a modular system, enabling the customer to "mix and match" modules to their requirements. The"concept is to use a HOST computer controlling a differential communications line with a maximum of 255 terminals which are all individually addressable. Each individual terminal would in turn control an internal differential communications line, called PNET, which is an acronym for "Peripheral Network". A decision was made to make all the peripherals intelligent, thereby alleviating the processor of all menial tasks. All peripherals local to the terminal would be connected to this network. The configuration can be seen graphically by refering to Figure 0-1. The communications protocol used is more sophisticated than that used for RS232 devices. The protocol has a POLL - ACKNOWLEDGE structure, where the HOST has complete control of the loop.
Järvensivu, Tarja, and Henrik Nilsson. "Användbarhet – En fallstudie av ett point-of-sale system." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Avdelningen för för interaktion och systemdesign, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3976.
Full textWalter, Eva Margarete. "Zahlungsverhalten am stationären Point of Sale empirische Befunde und Erklärungsmodelle." Wiesbaden Gabler, 2009. http://d-nb.info/999948997/04.
Full textAgarwal, Atul, and Gregory Douglas Barton Holt. "Reducing inventory by simplifying forecasting and using point of sale data." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33310.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaf 69).
This thesis assesses the value to vendors of using point of sale data to predict what retailers will order from them. In particular, we look at how The Gillette Company can use point of sale data generated by two of their customers, (Wal-Mart and Target), to predict the orders of all of Gillette's customers combined. The thesis also examines the impact on forecasts of shortening and simplifying the demand planning process. By improving the forecast of orders from their customers, vendors like Gillette can reduce safety stock inventory which is held as protection against unpredictable demand.
by Atul Agarwal [and] Gregory Douglas Barton Holt.
M.Eng.in Logistics
Nandy, Barnali. "Customer responses to produce at point of sale in lighting simulations." Kansas State University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/36085.
Full textHess, Tim. "Ansätze zum optimalen Einsatz von Duftstoffen am Point of Sale - eine Feldstudie." St. Gallen, 2008. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/04603379001/$FILE/04603379001.pdf.
Full textDicke, Philipp. "Neomerchandising the new way to start communication at the Point of Sale." Thesis, ТОВ Друкарський дім "Папірус", 2012. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/28953.
Full textClassen, Matthieu, and Sarah Heggemann. "How German consumers identify sustainable food products at the point of sale." Thesis, Högskolan Kristianstad, Fakulteten för ekonomi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hkr:diva-20869.
Full textBüttner, Oliver B. "Kognitive Prozesse am Point of Sale zur Qualität von Datenerhebungsmethoden der Konsumentenforschung." Wiesbaden Gabler, 2008. http://d-nb.info/991421795/04.
Full textLee, Jay. ""Secrets" to System Designs that Maximize Customers' Satisfaction Beyond the Point of Sale." Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School, 2012. https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/etd/415.
Full textHöckner, Michael. "Wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse über das Kundenverhalten am Point of Sale und ihre Nutzung zur aktiven Verkaufsförderung." [S.l. : s.n.], 2004. http://www.bsz-bw.de/cgi-bin/xvms.cgi?SWB11195158.
Full textRogers, Owen Rhys. "Improved public cloud capacity planning through the sale of options, forwards and provision point contracts." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.582624.
Full textZimmermann, Gregor. "Videobeobachtung im stationären Einzelhandel eine empirische Analyse zum Kundenverhalten am Point of Purchase." Lohmar Köln Eul, 2007. http://deposit.d-nb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?id=3066337&prov=M&dok_var=1&dok_ext=htm.
Full textSalzmann, Ralph. "Multimodale Erlebnisvermittlung am Point of Sale eine verhaltenswissenschaftliche Analyse unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Wirkungen von Musik und Duft." Wiesbaden Dt. Univ.-Verl, 2007. http://d-nb.info/985467762/04.
Full textRunco, Mario. "Konsumentenwahrnehmung und Reaktionen auf Grundpreisnennung (Unit Pricing) Implikationen für den Handel /." St. Gallen, 2007. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/01653542002/$FILE/01653542002.pdf.
Full textWeers, Jan-Philipp. "Markenimagekonfusion als Managementherausforderung zum Problem einer gedächtnisbasierten und Point-of-sale-induzierten, verwirrenden Wahrnehmung von Marken." Wiesbaden Gabler, 2007. http://d-nb.info/987522108/04.
Full textWeers, Jan-Philipp. "Markenimagekonfusion als Managementherausforderung : zum Problem einer gedächtnisbasierten und Point of Sale induzierten verwirrenden Wahrnehmung von Marken /." Wiesbaden : Gabler, 2008. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/558811744.pdf.
Full textGilje, Eivind Laugerud. "Usability Challenges for Contactless Mobile Payment at a Physical Point of Sale : Central Themes and Trade-offs." Thesis, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Computer and Information Science, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-9952.
Full textThis thesis was written in cooperation with Telenor as part of the project ``Tap2Pay''. The goal was to investigate usablity challenges for contactless mobile payment at a physical point of sale and identify central themes and trade-offs. To acheive this a two iterations of a prototype was developed, based on an analysis of the payment situation. These iterations were used in one workshop each. After analyzing the results from the workshop, a strong card metaphor was identified as a central theme. The card metaphor had a great influence on the users' preferred solutions. Card selection routines was also a central theme. There is also a genuine trade-off between efficiency and confidence. The users are likely to lack confidence in the security of efficent solutions, but in order to increase confidence, efficiency must be sacrificed.
Bartmann, Benedikt [Verfasser]. "Methoden zur Messung von Mental Maps und des Orientierungsverhaltens von Konsumenten am Point-of-Sale / Benedikt Bartmann." München : Verlag Dr. Hut, 2010. http://d-nb.info/1009095579/34.
Full textSmyth, Kevin Barry. "An Exploration of and Case Studies in Demand Forecast Accuracy: Replenishment, Point of Sale, and Bounding Conditions." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1506682418566979.
Full textZimmermann, Gregor. "Videobeobachtung im stationären Einzelhandel : eine empirische Anaylse zum Kundenverhalten am Point of Purchase /." Lohmar [u.a.] : Eul, 2008. http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=016777774&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA.
Full textHuber, Frank. "Protektionsverhalten am Point of Sale Messung und Steuerung der Absicht des Einzelhandelsverkäufers ausgewählte Artikel im Verkaufsgespräch zu unterstützen." Wiesbaden Gabler, 2007. http://d-nb.info/988986795/04.
Full textSpanopoulos, Dionysios. "Point of sale tobacco displays in the UK: Implications for marketing of tobacco products and adolescent smoking behaviour." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.606363.
Full textMassenbach, Franziska von. "Automobile Erlebniswelten als Kommunikationsmittel : eine verhaltenswissenschaftliche Analyse am Beispiel des Premiummarktes in Deutschland und Singapur /." Wiesbaden : VS, Verl. für Sozialwiss, 2009. http://d-nb.info/993125549/04.
Full textHastings, William R. "An exploration of how Generation Y demographics and point of sale marketing methods affect Generation Y’s purchasing decisions in bars." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15109.
Full textDepartment of Hospitality Management and Dietetics
Betsy Barrett
Alcoholic beverages and on premise alcoholic beverage retailers have become important to the food and beverage industry in the past three millennia. On premise consumption of alcoholic beverages is necessary for income in bars which makes it crucial for alcoholic beverage producers and retailers to identify methods to increase sales and consumption of their products. One method used by retailers and producers is to market their product at the point of sale (POS). However, the effectiveness of various POS marketing methods can vary depending on the demographics of the consumer cohort being targeted. The Generation Y cohort is reaching legal drinking age and is quickly becoming the majority of customers patronizing bars. Because many members of Generation Y are new to the drinking and bar scene, point of sale marketing may be an effective method of introducing Generation Y to high profit beverages. Currently, 33% of all alcohol beverage marketing expenditures target customers at the point of sale. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate how components of on-premise marketing methods, along with demographics, influence Generation Y’s purchasing decisions in bars. The sample was 216 members of Generation Y from across the country. Instrument development included a review of literature, three focus groups, a pilot study and a review by three industry experts. The final survey was distributed nationwide by Zoomerang.com. T-tests, ANOVA, factor analysis, and regression were used for data analysis. Results indicated that respondents patronized local bars and usually once a week, they drank regular beer, and spent an average of $23 per outing. Males, non-whites, and those who patronize bars on a weekly basis were significantly more likely to purchase alcoholic beverages based on POS logoed items at a bar. However, most respondents indicated that POS logoed items had no impact on their decisions and that assurance marketing was more important. Future studies need to be conducted focusing on either assurance marketing or logoed items. Also, demographic specific studies could be useful for local bars.
Massenbach, Franziska von. "Automobile Erlebniswelten als Kommunikationsmittel eine verhaltenswissenschaftliche Analyse am Beispiel des Premiummarktes in Deutschland und Singapur." Wiesbaden VS, Verl. für Sozialwiss, 2008. http://d-nb.info/993125549/04.
Full textBRAGA, ROBERTO VALLE. "ACQUISITION OF PREPAID PHONE CHIPS BY LOW-INCOME CONSUMERS: RELEVANCE OF THE POINT OF SALE IN THE EXCHANGE RATIO." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2018. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=34719@1.
Full textThe telecommunications sector in Brazil has shown high growth rates in recent years, which can be attributed in part to the creation of prepaid mobile telephony plans, a modality of telecommunication service that allowed the entry of low-income classes in this market, reaching the mark of 160 million prepaid lines. The commercial success of the prepaid segment with low-income consumers has helped to contribute to small retail sales, which include newsstands, pharmacies, bakeries, stationery, among others. Newsstands stand out in sales, especially in the city of Rio de Janeiro, since they represent a considerable volume of total sales of the prepaid segment in the region. Despite being an important sales channel for telephone operators, few marketing studies are dedicated to better researching newsstands as sales points for low-income consumers. The present study, therefore, analyzes the meanings associated by less favored classes to newsstands in the city of Rio de Janeiro for the purchase of prepaid chips. To do this, in-depth interviews were conducted with low-income consumers who used newsstands to buy prepaid cellphone chips. From the data collected, it was possible to understand how these individuals relate to newsstands, the importance of the journeyman in this relationship and the reasons that lead them to consume telephone products at this point of sale.
Kaewprathum, Thodsapon-Pete. "Architectural analysis of Retail Omni-channel and integration of Cash IT Point-Of-Sale software with E-commerce platform." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-68934.
Full textCheng-Fong, Luis, Ana Cruzalegui, Jose Rojas, and Carlos Raymundo. "Methodology for the digitalization of advertisement at the point of sale for gross margin increase in the traditional retail trade." International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, IIIS, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/656359.
Full textRetail trade modernization in Peru has displaced the traditional retailer as the first option when it comes to shopping. Supermarkets have grown 45% during the last four years and the new convenience stores gather all competitive advantages required by the sector. Industry has adapted to the new Peruvian in order to cover the needs generated by a digital age offering solutions that give timely information, comfort and modernity when acquiring a new product. In 2017, 414,000 grocery stores were counted in Peru, which were forced to adapt and improve their services. This research project aims to come up with a solution to bring the grocery stores into the twenty-first century, and thus, to increase their gross margin and ensure their continuity. A methodology connecting the requirements of the grocery stores that invest the most in the city of Lima to the needs of the mass consumption companies by means of a platform that digitalizes ads at the point of sale driven by digital advertising is presented here. Currently, the product benefits 40 grocery stores in the city with a new customer service channel that allows to increase their sales by 20%.
Scheuch, Michael. "Verkaufsraumgestaltung und Ladenatmosphäre im Handel /." Wien : Service-Fachverl, 2001. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/336209061.pdf.
Full textHiemesch-Hartmann, Neele [Verfasser], Marco [Gutachter] Hubert, and Tim [Gutachter] Eberhardt. "Erfolgsbeeinflussender Faktor Point of Sale: Produktinnovationen in mittelständischen Unternehmen der Ernährungswirtschaft – eine empirische Analyse / Neele Hiemesch-Hartmann ; Gutachter: Marco Hubert, Tim Eberhardt." Friedrichshafen : Zeppelin Universität, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1231300981/34.
Full textDilys, Lauras. "Muzikos naudojimas pardavimo vietose." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140605_123558-54394.
Full textMusic is one of the most important means of forming the retail environment. Along with interior design music should illustrate the style of a retail establishment in order to attract desired customers. It is worth mentioning that that the atmosphere that music provides is not limited to the confines of a shop. Music creates a zone surrounding the shop, where a passing by consumer feels almost as though he is already inside. The musical background affects the consumer subconsciously, it pleasantly invites the person to come in, at which point coming in doesn’t seem like such a commitment – the transition becomes more natural. Research shows that music stimulates customers’ good emotions, a more favorable judgment of the shop and its employees and also it helps decrease the fear of engagement with personnel. A respective tempo of music can make the customer more relaxed or more energetic and thus solve problems concerning customer traffic flow. Music also affects customers’ time perception, decreases dissatisfaction caused by the occasional waiting time and tends to evoke all kinds of associations which, if used correctly, become a form of covert marketing. A well chosen musical background means greater sales for the company, thus music should be used in every point of sale, if its owners wish to reach their desired goals.