Client: Haque’s Mart
Services Provided: Desktop and Web-based Multi-Store PoS Software Development, all associated hardware supply, and SDK integration
Deployment Year: 2013
Industry: Retail
Location: Bangladesh
Background:
Haque’s Mart was a premium retail chain in Bangladesh, offering its customers a wide range of products and services. As the company expanded its operations, it needed a robust, efficient Point of Sale (POS) system to manage multiple store locations effectively and streamline its daily operations.
Challenge:
Haque’s Mart was looking for a reliable software development partner that could create a custom multi-store POS system tailored to their unique requirements. The system must be user-friendly, scalable, and built using a technology stack to ensure seamless integration with their existing infrastructure, enable real-time data synchronization, and facilitate easy updates and maintenance.
Solution:
Beyond Innovations & Technologies developed a custom multi-store POS system for Haque’s Mart using ASP.NET and MySQL.
Key Features:
- Multi-store management
- Real-time data synchronization
- User-friendly interface
- Scalability
- Reporting and analytics
- Integration with existing infrastructure
- Security and compliance
Following were the main modules for the POS:
Security & Management
- Create countless roles for users.
- Role-based screen access settings (Create, Read, Update, Delete).
- Effectively create and manage user roles.
- Organize passwords well.
- Configuration of screen permission and user mapping.
Approval and tracking of request status. - Establish operating guidelines.
Maintenance of Master Data
- Specify the attributes, category, subcategory, group, and brand of the product master data.
- Kit for Maintaining Supplier & Customer Master Data for Packaged Goods.
- Management of free goods.
- Retain numerous barcodes when printing tags and items.
Module for procurement
- Centrally or by branch, create purchase orders.
- Manage the approval procedure for goods transactions.
- Receiving goods following a purchase order or without one.
- Control the process from procurement to payment centrally or by branch.
- Obtain after-sales payment or aging-based payment methods.
- Adjust the advance and return amount on supplier payments dynamically.
- Produce and keep track of a supplier analysis report.
- Create a report on your purchases, etc.
Storage
- Control inventory according to the branch and location.
- Control inventory based on the product’s size, color, and expiration date.
- Physical check for consistency on a single or bulk product.
- Organize damaged product inventory and dispose of it.
SDC & Sales
- In the event of an internet interruption, do transactions offline.
- Control a variety of payment options and credit sales.
- Control sales returns and exchanges well.
- Manage and integrate SDC devices.
- Create SDC reports (Sales Data Controller).
- Controlling customer bonus points.
Reporting
- Create a variety of reports.
- 24/7 online using any device.
- Make wise selections by examining numerous reports.
- Produce transaction reports to maintain a record of each product.
- Get client feedback and examine buying patterns of customers.
- Create supplier performance and payable reports.
- Creating sales reports and examining profitability and sales trends.
- Obtain comprehensive account reports and assess your company’s financial standing.
- See a summary of the product inventory and movement patterns.
Accounting
- Branch-wise transaction calculations.
- For recurring voucher entries, control batch processing.
- General vouchers are processed and posted.
- Create vouchers automatically based on product and point-of-sale transactions.
- Dynamic advance payments that automatically alter based on suppliers.
- Check out the tree diagram’s account charts.
- Create branch-specific or consolidated reports for the ledger, trial balance, and vouchers.
- See the branch-specific or consolidated receipt, payment, and cash flow reports.
- Produce branch-specific and consolidated income-expense and balance sheet reports.
Audit
- Generation of Audit Documents (Product Category/Sub-Category).
- Choose a particular terminal to carry out the physical audit.
- Accelerate quantity calculations using barcodes.
- Verify and edit the amount and products you entered.
- Keep track of inaccurate counts for stock correction.
Impact:
The custom multi-store POS system Beyond Innovations & Technologies designed and developed significantly improved Haque’s Mart’s operational efficiency and overall business performance. The centralized management and real-time data synchronization have allowed for better inventory control, sales tracking, and decision-making. The user-friendly interface and seamless integration with existing infrastructure have reduced employee training time and streamlined daily operations. Overall, the new POS system has contributed to increased customer satisfaction, enhanced employee productivity, and the potential for sustained business growth.
Technology Stack:
The technology stack used in the multi-store POS system consists of ASP.NET, MySQL, and Telerik Reporting. Here’s a brief explanation of each component:
ASP.NET: A web framework developed by Microsoft, ASP.NET enables the creation of dynamic web applications and services. It provides a robust and scalable platform for building the multi-store POS system’s user interface, ensuring a smooth and reliable user experience.
MySQL: An open-source relational database management system (RDBMS), MySQL manages and organizes the data in the multi-store POS system. It offers a reliable, efficient, and secure way to store and retrieve data, crucial for handling transactions, inventory, and customer information in a POS system.
Telerik Reporting: A powerful embedded reporting tool, Telerik Reporting enables the creation, visualization, and exporting of interactive and reusable reports. It offers features such as .NET report designers, report viewer controls, embedded reporting, customizable report styling, an OLAP engine, data binding, and comprehensive export options.
Telerik Reporting complements the ASP.NET and MySQL technologies in the multi-store POS system by providing advanced reporting capabilities. This allows the client to create, visualize, and export various reports for better decision-making and strategic planning, leading to improved efficiency and effectiveness of the POS system.
