POS and Automatic Stock Control

Question 1

What does this process ensure?

Answer 1

That the store always has sufficient stock and enables less stock to be stored
Allows large stores to keep food on the shelves fresh

Question 2

What is POS and what is the process?

Answer 2

Point of sale:
Item scanned at till using a barcode scanner
Price is looked up on store’s database
Stock over on database is updated (decreases by one)
Store will have an automatic re-order level. If this value is reached when the stock number decrease then the system will automatically place an order for more stock