Retail Store Automation Systems Management And The Role Of The Bar Code Scanner

By Datalogic Scanning

Remote Systems Management is the ability to manage and control the individual components, both hardware and software, of Retail Store Automation from a remote location. Retail store systems are ever increasing in complexity, and devices include Point-of-Sale (POS) systems (store controllers, POS terminals, printers, payment devices, displays, fixed and handheld bar code scanners), kiosks, scale systems self-checkout systems, the software that controls all these devices, and the networks that connect them.

The real benefits of remote management increase with the complexity of the IT infrastructure of retail stores, provided there is a common means to access it all.

Benefits to the retailer accrue with the ability to standardize and manage store systems and operational processes without intervention by untrained store personnel. The goal is, of course, reduced IT costs but also include increased performance and up-time of store level systems that maximize operational efficiency and increase the customers' satisfaction with their shopping experience.