IT dependency on critical applications in the retail industry how they can achieve the applications robust?
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A robust application is one that continues to operate correctly even under stress placed by environmental factors.\n\nIn the retail industry such factors that place stress on a program are,\n\n1.  Inexperience in operation brought about by unskilled and semi skilled workers using it.\n2.  Environmental factors such as recovery from power fluctuations.\n3.  Destructive behaviour applied to it from such factors as sabotage by an individual and the threat of virus activity in communications.\n\nTo achieve robust operation generally is a three part strategy. The first is thorough implementation of exception handling within the software and recovery to exception. The second is adequate research at the design analysis stage to account for faults and recovery. Finally the third part is to implement the software with a carefully supervised alpha and beta implementation to oversea the program for shortcomings or unexpected problems. \n\n\nThe criteria for robust operation might be to access such factors above against loss of income to the retailer.
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what are u looking at what applications u require
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Your boss might be confusing objects with standards (or objectives.)  All applications should meet  minimum security standards and I think this attached article will give you a pretty decent starting point to impress your boss :-)\n\nhttp://xml.coverpages.org/appSecurity.html\n\nplrr
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The Production & Operations Management Society has on its website a very interesting study that looks at the impact of technological factors on the software industry \n\n"The Impact of the New IT Technologies in the Business Model Transformation" http://www.poms.org/ConfPapers/003/003-0237.doc
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You can roughly study and research on all the existing POS software enablers out there in the market. Compare their system with what you have to offer. If your company is able to provide extra features and much lower price, then there's a market for it. The market would also depend on the area you are in. Study the demand for POS systems around your area as well. \n\nFor more info and articles on POS, check out http://www.wareprise.com/content/point-of-sale.html
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For a large company, the needs of computation and data management and handelling is huge. For this, the best way to go about is professional consultancy. You can also use products made by Oracle, their TPS ( transaction per second rate) is very high
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Manufacturing Systems are critical to the success of large manufacturing operations today. These automated systems help control processes, materials, manpower and all the other inputs required for the smooth functioning of a manufacturing unit. Such systems are expensive and involve large levels of automation, sensors, and software. The end result however, is a manufacturing system that is much more responsive to market trends, demand, and inventory levels. The tie-in with enterprise resource planning systems also ensure minute by minute assessments and decisions to be made about variables such as pricing, quantity, inventory, etc.\n\nManufacturing systems speed up processes for the manufacturing sectors by:\n\nReducing manufacturing cycle times \nIncreasing Inventory and cost tracking, mostly real-time \nImproving Turnover tracking \nImproving quality levels and lesser defects \nAchieving Higher returns on assets \nImproving gross margins and cash flow \nImproving turn-around-times (TATs) \nIntegrating with ERP and existing processes
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E-commerce is best utilized by online shopping malls, since they cater to maximum customers, and have wish lists, shopping cart, customer feedback, credit card payment systems, "searchable" catalogs, etc. all in place.\n\nIt is best exhibited through proper coordination of multitude of above mentioned systems, so that right from the customer desires to buy a product and until he recieves it at his door step, everything happens online. Event real-time monitoring of one's purchased goods can be done online.
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About 60 % of small businesses see value in creating web sites for marketing and in e-commerce.\n\nSome of the issues facing development are what plat form do i use do i include flash tecnology and what vendor do i use for the e-commerce component.  it has to be user friendly and current at all times which means regular updating,  You must also alow user to give feed back and or have a help feature built in.\n\nThey see this as a very valuable asset to their business as the internet is becoming the fastest growing medium for any business and users are very comfortable in using this medium.
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Oracle Retail solutions—a combination of technology and comprehensive business applications...\nhttp://www.oracle.com/industries/retail/index.html
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While my response is "Microsoft-centric", the MSDN Web site does have a decent section on "Patterns & Practices" which may be useful to you.  I've supplied the link to the site below.
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Without the software the physical (use any device you desire) would not operate.  The software is the logic that makes the physical work.
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If you are speaking of an established business process, it will make things a lot easier to have one when implementing new tech. If you have processes that are constantly changing, your needs will change a lot, and this will call for changes in technology. You can sometimes get technology to work for more than one purpose, but it will not be nearly as efficient if the process changes frequently.
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The challenges for the Mobile Application Security Special Project Team (MAS) were many and included the need to:\n\nProactively protect mobile users from fraud and malicious applications\n\nAssure quality and accountability of mobile applications\n\nMaintain trust in mobile platforms (and avoid similar problems in the Internet world)\n\nSecure existing and future business\n\nProtect operators against costs originating from malicious applications\n\nFacilitate certification processes to reduce barriers for developers\n\nEnsure consistency across different OS platforms and operators.
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Storage, process, speed, accuracy...humans can't match.
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I am in the tech business. The biggest challenge I face is customers that won't register my advice or predictions and then become difficult and/or won't pay when they don't follow my advice or my predictions come true. Sniffing these types of customers out sometimes offends otherwise good customers.
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In every organization, both management and the general workforce tend to resist change, whether it be in systems, culture or environment. That is natural  people are usually happy to continue with what they have always done. The change brought about by the introduction of a quality management system (QMS) – particularly in service industries is no exception. However, companies that resist this change will find that they become less effective, and thus less competitive, in markets where customers demand trouble-free products and services.\n\nTo address the resistance, it helps to look at the questions that stakeholders may have about QMS in their company:\n\n    * "Why do we need to document a process?"\n    * "Why do we need an organization chart?"\n    * "Why do we need version control and document control?"\n    * "Do we need QMS if we only have 100 or less employees?"\n    * "Does QMS provide any internal efficiency or is it only to provide a competitive advantage?"\n\nThese are the questions that all stakeholders need answered before embarking on the journey of installing a quality management system in their company. In addition, there are other questions mainly for the management of the company. Here are two important ones:\n\n    * Does leadership want a quality management system for some type of certification, or does it really want the company's work to have a systematic process-oriented approach?\n    * Does leadership understand how the current "pain" areas can be minimized or eliminated if the company has more efficient processes?\n\nA System for Developing or Improving Processes\n\nEstablishing a quality management system is not rocket science. The intent of any QMS is simply to provide a system for developing or improving processes through a structured approach, effective deployment and better control. Answering a couple of the stakeholders' questions can help explain this and make the need for a quality management system more clear.\n\n"Why do we need to document a process?" Some might argue that everyone knows the process and has been trained in how to do their work, so why document it? The response must be that in service industries, especially in a high-attrition environment like business process outsourcing (BPO), it is all the more imperative to have documented processes.\n\nDocumented processes help in the following ways:\n\n    * Processes are optimized when best practices are documented.\n    * Processes do not become person-dependent  any new employee knows how to do the work.\n    * Key activities run smoothly when responsibilities and accountability is clearly assigned.\n    * Defects are easier to capture and eliminate at the earliest stage.\n    * Prescribed corrective actions can be taken as soon as defects occur.\n    * Written changes in procedures and policies reduce ambiguity and increase change control in the environment.\n    * Consistent process measures help gauge if everything is going well.\n    * Better understanding of processes ensures compliance in service delivery.\n\nThe quality management system not only provides a structure and framework, it also ensures the rigor of an audit mechanism that enforces corrective action. Continuous improvement happens within all processes in a systematic manner.\n\n"Why do we need an organization chart?" An organization chart outlines the support structure for every individual process and also gives the roles and responsibilities required for each of the blocks on the organization chart. The benefits are:\n\n    * An organization chart allows clients to see the support structure for products or services.\n    * The roles and responsibilities give a clear understanding of the job for the person who is new to the system.\n    * The documentation of roles and responsibilities does not leave anything to interpretation that might vary from person to person.\n    * The