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How long does it take to get a point-of-sale system up and running to the point where a retailer can get meaningful decision-making information from it?

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How long does it take to get a point-of-sale system up and running to the point where a retailer can get meaningful decision-making information from it?

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A The setup phase (data loading – keying in) can be a huge headache if it is not properly planned and then rushed. Don t decide on Saturday that the system has to be installed and fully integrated into the business by Monday. Allow a lot of time for you and your staff to get used to new work routines (work habits). It would be ideal to run the new system in tandem with the old one for a week or even a month or more, which we highly recommend. However, this is a luxury that many stores/shops cannot indulge in for very long. The POS/Sales Management System should start providing useful information about your inventory control and your customers after a month of full-time use. Actually, the best way for most small businesses to begin with a new POS/Sales Management System, is to just start off entering everything for the day, that day, as it happens (on the fly). Our system has been optimized to do that very thing. Another good method of doing the initial setup phase for service type busi

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