Automation pays!: How to automate your business : point of sale and back office management for retail stores, chain stores, wholesalers, mail order, and food service (Unknown Binding)

by Chuck Atkinson (Author)

Product Details

• Unknown Binding: 212 pages
• Publisher: Aces Four Press; 2nd edition (2000)
• ASIN: B0006RL4CU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,816,828 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for retailers and computer dealers., December 19, 1996

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This review is from: Automation Pays!: How to Automate Your Business : Point-Of-Sale and Back Office Management for Retail Stores, Chain Stores, Wholesalers, Mail Order, and Food Service (Paperback)

"We feature Automation Pays! in our point-of-sale training video. An excellent resource."; Larry Jackson, Business Technology Association.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The advantages of automation in very practical terms., December 19, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Automation Pays!: How to Automate Your Business : Point-Of-Sale and Back Office Management for Retail Stores, Chain Stores, Wholesalers, Mail Order, and Food Service (Paperback)

This is the foreword to Automation Pays! by Corley Phillips President, Telephone Response Technologies, Roseville, CA: Computers are becoming an integral part of our everyday lives. This is especially true in businesses, where computers have gone from being a luxury to a necessity. Companies, such as Wal-Mart, have shown retailers how sophisticated inventory management through automation can give a company the competitive edge it needs to become a leader. It was this distinct advantage of automation that led my company to choose its mission statement: "Helping Growing Businesses Operate More Effectively."; Automated businesses truly are more effective. Those who do not automate find themselves at a particular competitive disadvantage. Their automated competitors always seem to have the popular items in stock, while those with manual systems have "dust collectors" soaking up carrying costs and profits. Competitors conduct rifle-shot marketing campaigns based upon current customer data, while those without customer information are still scattering their marketing dollars in shotgun fashion. Their competitors respond instantly to new trends based on up-to-date information, while the ones with manual systems find themselves guessing - often wrong. So, where do you turn for information on automation? In an industry as young as the PC software industry, it's unusual to find a guy like Chuck Atkinson who can provide a decade and a half of automation experience. His deep-seated conviction that automation is not only a necessity but a very profitable investment comes from years of experience in developing products for retailers and seeing the resulting benefits. This book will clearly demonstrate the advantages of automation in very practical terms.