![]() Hi everyone, welcome to Wednesdays blog 😊 I’m Charly and will be posting on weekly on Wednesday’s. My topic of interest today is a little introduction into information systems which will be the focal of many of my posts, this blog is an intro into some popular systems and software used by small businesses. Hope you all enjoy and that it will help your understanding of information systems. Information systems help any business reduce paperwork, reduce errors and overall improve business performance. An information system by definition a man-made system that facilitates an organizations operational functions and helps with management decisions, by providing the information managers need and can use to plan and control activities accordingly. (Alison.com 2018) POS Systems POS systems are perfect for small businesses, all information is all saved on one database so information is easily located. An example of POS system at work could be helping the salon track a delivery of stock, to see wheter its in tranist or still in the warehouse without the manager having to individually contacti the warehouse or the driver. They are desinged to minimize the time spent on gathering customer data, starting off it’s a long process because of having to enter each customer and contact information and purchase habits, when the information is entered most systems will allow you to pull up information when needed saving time in the long run. (Chron, 2018). Inventory systems can be very useful to small businesses. The system will update when items are sold or added to stock and increase or decrease on the system accordingly. Some systems will even provide alerts when certain stock is low. Timepoint This is an information system that can be used for HR management. It is biometric management software. Timepoint allows employers and employees to easily track employees hours and increase effeincies as well as lowering labour costs. Its main focus is making back office administration tasks much easier. It is accessible anywhere on tablets, computers and smart phones. Timely Timely is a booking and calender software, especially used in spas and salons. It is a calender system that organises apointment times and hold client information, it allows you to add, cancel and invoice an appointment. It allows you to store and check client history, like preferences, previous treatments, any no shows or allergies etc. This software allows businesses to be more efficient and makes routine a lot easier for business and clients. It allows the clients to view availabilities and book in with leisure. The calender automatically updates with bookings made. It provides client reminders so less chance of no shows. It has roster functions that allow you to easily roster staff coordinates breaks, holidays etc. timely also provides reports on youre revenue and hours and sales etc.. References Alison(2018) Introduction to Information Systems. [Online] Available at: https://alison.com/course/introduction-to-information-systems [Accessed 26/02/18] Chron(2018) How do POS Systems work. [Online] Available at: http://smallbusiness.chron.com/pos-systems-work-41627.html [Accessed 26/02/18] Timepoint(2017) Our History. [Online] Available at: http://www.timepoint.ie/about-us/ [Accessed 27/02/18] Timely(2017) How it works. [Online] Available at: https://www.gettimely.com/how-it-works [Accessed at 28/02/12]
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