The name of the base system (platform): | NCR |
Developers: | NCR |
Branches: | Trade |
Technology: | OSS/BSS, trade Automation systems |
NCR Advanced Retail Solution (before NCR AS@R) (Front-office|the Front office, a cash system, Front-end the solution) – a management system for shop, the front-office system. NCR AS@R is the cornerstone long-term experience of cooperation of NCR with the chief world operators of retail. Thanks to this NCR AS@R helps to provide growth of profitability of business of the trade operator and to raise degree of loyalty of buyers.
His capability quickly is the cornerstone of prosperity of business of the retail operator to adapt to the current market demands. You can quickly configure NCR AS@R under new business processes, thereby providing the maximum compliance of your business to the current market demands. The architecture and a functional set of NCR AS@R allows to automate trade operators of different types (shops with countertop trade, the enterprises of self-service, online stores) and formats (super - and hypermarkets, discounters, department stores, specialized trade, multiformat networks).
NCR 'AS@R – the scalable solution applicable both in shop with one POS-terminal, and in hypermarket with a potential of 180 POS-terminals.
Global solution with local specifics
NCR AS@R is set in more than 30 countries, meeting specific requirements of each country. NCR AS@R includes support of different languages and meets the requirements including those countries in which use a fiskalization.
Independence of a hardware platform and operating system
NCR AS@R does not depend on a hardware platform and the operating system. Depending on your preferences, you can use NCR. AS@R together with operating systems of the Windows® or Linux Microsoft® family. NCR AS@R provides the high level of stability and safety in operation as it is developed on the Java platform using the newest technologies of object-oriented programming.
Three-level model of the application
NCR AS@R is constructed on the basis of three-level model in which levels of the User interface, Business Logic, and Data management are separated among themselves. The three-level model increases stability of operation of application and significantly reduces complexity barrier which needs to be overcome at accomplishment of additional developments and modifications. This model allows "untie" the software from hardware, thereby providing protection of your investments into the software.
Observance of standards
One of key features of NCR AS@R is observance of the commonly accepted standards. NCR AS@R supports an interaction interface with peripheral devices in the JavaPOS/OPOS standard, allowing you to select that periphery which in the best way meets your requirements.
All data in a system are available via interfaces of the JDBC/ODBC standard therefore they can be exported to other applications easily.
Performance improvement of work of cashiers
NCR AS@R was created using the newest developments of division of ergonomics of NCR.
It allows to provide adaptation of a system under the cashier, but not the cashier under a system as it usually occurs. Thanks to it time required for training of cashiers decreases, confidence of the cashier in the forces increases, the number of addresses of cashiers for the help to chief cashiers / administrators decreases.
Thereby the overall performance of work of personnel increases, capacity of shop grows and level of customer satisfaction increases.
'Administrative tools and managements of NCR 'AS@R
Prilozheniyewebmaster which is included into NCR AS@R provides system management by means of the graphic user interface. The interface allows the managing director of shop to control completely work of shop, providing access to all control functions with a system. Data of WebMaster are stored in each shop in the Microsoft SQL Server database or Microsoft MSDE. Because WebMaster is developed based on Internet technologies, the data access and to functions of a system can be performed far off by standard Internet means. WebMaster includes process of the selection data sampling by means of setup of different filters which allow the managing director of shop to control quickly a situation with sales in shop, deviations from planned targets and quality of work of staff of shop.
Comprehensively solving problems of your business, NCR As@r'obespechivayet the high level of service of buyers, allowing to provide quickly in process of emergence of new technologies to them new services. NCR AS@R provides transparency and controllability of business for management, makes your buyers confident in correctness and clearness of work of shop.