At the point of sale, the merchant indicates the options to make payment, calculates the amount owed by the customer, prepares an invoice, e.g., a cash register printout, and shows that amount. POS is not a unified solution. Rather, POS is divided into various types depending on verticals’ company size. Heavy industry manufacturing has other needs than a single shoe store; restaurants have different needs because it has a physical location. A store that provides delivery options has another business structure, and therefore their operations management system has to be different. When looking for a POS, one should take into consideration both software and Hardware. And both of these components are very important because the income level from each division depends on their quality...
