> Bill, having run a small retail business I suggest that the > heart of any system should be the cash register[s]
Yes, that makes perfect sense. > - take a > look at the low end of the various suppliers' networked > ranges and check for computer connectivity features; at the > very least you want to be able to upload the end-of-session > summaries. You should be able to pick up figures for the > income side of your accounts. For directly sold items (wine > beer &c.) you also have stock control data, and even prepared > items (meals) can be analysed to give reasonable ball-park > figures to control any serious 'shrinkage'. I agree on > Quicken / Quickbooks for accounts (if you don't issue many > invoices QuickBooks is ott), you might even find a cash > register that will interface with Intuit. "ott" ? I'm keeping an eye out for canned solutions. As mentioned, I'm highly skeptical about getting involved with any development work at all for a single business. I see that approach as nothing but trouble. I recall working on Avis Rent A Car systems years ago, and all the trouble they went through to design was amounted to a POS system for rental agents. If I were Intuit, I'd build an end-user customizable touch-screen product that allows a non-technical person (manager) to layout touch screen displays. This way the manager and staff can get involved and put the hours into deciding what needs to go where. Bill > hth Yes! > Andrew Davies MBCS CITP > - AndyD 8-)# _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
