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Chain management scheme of common analysis and implementation

Economists predicted: the dominant in the future retail chain business organization is the organization. The rapid development of the chain organization to chains POS system put forward higher requirements. In terms of shenzhen, the commercial automated penetration is very wide, especially in many chain commercial enterprises have adopted the POS system, but why there are a lot of POS system can not meet the expectations of management purposes, become a decoration decoration, the cause of this situation can be summarized as the following two points:

1. The chain of POS system itself Especially many POS software system in the aspect of remote networking function is very weak, fail to achieve data transmission, thus affect the operation and management of the enterprise.

2. The chain enterprise according to the management mode of oneself choose appropriate no chain solutions Without careful analysis of their own enterprise management requirements and development prospects, is in a hurry to choose a POS software system, finally it is easy to cause system does not conform to their own management model. In order to avoid this situation, we have to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of various chain solutions on the market in detail and the applicable scope.

A centralized and unified management, the data in the headquarters, branch with only sales module

In the past period of time, this style of chain chain are most frequently. Because it is easy to implement, simple to use. Its main features are:

1. Data storage: headquarters and the headquarters of each branch of all the data are stored in the server. Store inventory, transfers and other relevant data is not stored in the computer stores, but the relevant database stored in the headquarters of the server.

2. The branch function: branch in the system with functions of sales, only have no JinHuoQuan. Branch of the relevant documents, have to edit the entry in the headquarters of the workstation audit.

Function: 3. Headquarters headquarters system except to manage their own corresponding data can also enters sells saves the data of comprehensive management of each branch.

4. The data transmission: branch registers will be sales data by telephone lines to the headquarters; Headquarters to file such as: code, name, specification, unit price, unit, categories, such as data, as well as the payment currency archives, such as files and permissions of the outlet cashier to store computer information.

This way of chain's main advantages are:

1. Branch system centralized management of all operations into headquarters, headquarters can fully grasp each branch.

2. Due to store the data stored in the headquarters, the data without lag, headquarters can store information at any time, facilitate headquarters collect stores information in time, bring convenient to unified management.

3. The data information storage, also makes the information management more easily, is easy to get the consistency of the data and safety protection.

4. The little amount of data transferred between branches and headquarters, transmission is fast and convenient, save a phone bill. And for hardware requirements is low, using ordinary telephone line can easily achieve data transmission in a timely manner.

But this style of chain shortcomings are obvious:

1. The first is a fatal weakness - branch function is too little, cannot be achieved in the branch enters sells saves the management. Branch can't get, head of the comprehensive management of the data you need.

2. The other is a fatal weakness - headquarters burden is too heavy, need to input edit documents too much, big workload and complicated, the possibility of error is bigger also.

3. The headquarters of each branch management so dead, can't play each branch of the subjective initiative and flexibility, often makes management model into a stiff and rigid dogma.

In view of the above the Achilles' heel, now this kind of chain management pattern has gradually tends to be eliminated, there are a lot of the past adopt the mode of enterprise, also gradually change in this model, can reflect enterprise management to adopt more advanced, more the chain mode of thought.

Second, the data in the headquarters of the centralized and unified management, stores have sales and data query function.

This chain solutions from the essence and the first kind is consistent, only in the outlet is much more a data query module, can query his branches within the relevant data.

Its main characteristics and the main characteristic of the first solution of 1-5 are the same, the difference is article 6 data transmission - branch registers will be sales data by telephone lines to the headquarters; Headquarters in addition to the commodity and currency files, such as cashier archives information data to the branch, the computer can also store information such as branch of the inventory quantity and inventory amount and transfers data to the stores. Such stores can on your computer query, statistics, analysis, and print the relevant management reports.

The chain model is to maintain the advantages of the first pattern, and to a certain extent, solved the first pattern first. Stores can obtain more comprehensive shopping malls, head of the business data.

But this pattern is same as the first scheme as there are drawbacks: such as the branch cannot achieve enters sells saves the comprehensive management, the influence of the subjective initiative, the headquarters of the workload is too big. There is a flaw, that is the data transfer between head office and branch file quantity increases, use the telephone transmission is slow, cost is higher.

Third, the data centralized and unified management in headquarters, branch for inputting editing data remote login.

This chain is recently developed a kind of new mode of chain management. It must be architecture in Brows/Server (B/S) database processing mode. Branch remote login to headquarters (server), through a telephone line service request to the server. Server receives the request, first check whether it is a legitimate user and reasonable rights, if correct, then accept the request, the results shows that the output to the branch of computer.

The main characteristic of this kind of chain management mode are:

1, data storage: headquarters and the headquarters of each branch of all the data are stored in the server database, the unified management by the database.

2, the branch function: branch in the system not only has the sales function, also has JinHuoQuan permissions, etc. Branch can realize comprehensive enters sells saves the management. But in addition to finished by local sales documents, other documents entry must modify the remote login to the server, can be, and the data is input to the server. So if you want to query statistics data, also need to remote login to the server, can query.

3, headquarters functions: headquarters system except to manage their own corresponding data can also be comprehensive management enters sells saves the data of each branch. But most of the hotels documents can be done by its input.

4, data transmission: branch registers will be sales data by telephone lines to the headquarters; Headquarters to file such as: code, name, specification, unit price, unit, categories, such as data, as well as the payment currency archives, such as files and permissions of the outlet cashier to store computer information. Stores to understand some of the other business data server can log on to the headquarters, to query analysis.

This way of chain's main advantages are:

1, each branch more than 90% of the documents can be remote login by stores themselves, entry to the headquarters of the server, greatly reduce the workload of the headquarters. Makes the headquarters have plenty of energy and to conduct a comprehensive and meticulous management analysis, not just confined to each branch of document processing.

2, branch can achieve more comprehensive enters sells saves the management for the first time, in spite of the relatively complicated operation. Because the stores have more administrative authority, brought convenient to store management, management decision is advantageous to the branch head, mobilized their subjective initiative.

3, although most stores documents no longer entry by headquarters, branch data are still stored in the headquarters of the data no lag. Headquarters can store information at any time, a comprehensive grasp of each branch.

But there are also disadvantages with this style of chain:

1, because of the need to remote login, the requirement of remote networking is quite high. First networking faster, better signal quality. So ordinary telephone line is not ideal, application a line or DDN special line. Headquarters must also be equipped with a remote access server (also known as MODEM pool). Such investments in the hardware system is larger.

2, because the store data is stored in the server, does not have its branches in the branch of computer related data. Remote login to headquarters is a must to query, query, the operation is not convenient. Query speed limited by the network speed, usually slower, takes a long time, the results can be achieved. This phone is also high.

3, when the headquarters of the server has fault, branch cannot obtain data. Do not conform to the trend in today's distributed storage management, security, reliability is not high.

Four, distributed data storage and management in the form of small ones, concentration and dispersion.

This is by far the most advanced chain management mode. It combines the advantages of the above three kinds of management mode, and the existing deficiency was improved, the use of advanced mode of C/S architecture, with the most simple operation, small system operation cost, smaller hardware investment, the comprehensive implementation of chain management requirements. Can say this is the most ideal chain business enterprise solutions.

This management mode and the other three have many differences, there are mainly as follows:

1, data storage: hq and each branch of the data is stored separately. This is the biggest difference between it and the above three models. Chain headquarters headquarters of the data is stored in the server that stores the data stored in their host. In addition, the branch of all documents and relevant materials, purpose and review are back to headquarters. Such headquarters server not only have headquarters business data, but also to keep a subordinate branch data copy. Branch, in other words, all of the data, the headquarters can query statistics.

2, the branch function: branch can achieve comprehensive enters sells saves the financial management. Because of its data are kept in the local, branch director may at any time the fast query to their stores all enters sells saves the wealth of data. Entry enters sells saves the various documents, and don't need to remote login to the headquarters.

3, headquarters functions: although the management of the branch function increase a lot of, but the headquarters system can complete statistical query to enters sells saves the data of each branch. In big ways, branch as restricted to headquarters.

4, distribution management: branch first entry in the local computer allocation plan. Then put the documents to the headquarters of the server, to the headquarters for approval. Headquarters to check after, can be modified, abolished or agree to this plan, complete inventory transfers.

5, data transmission, stores management system will be the branch since last transmission, all enters sells saves the documents to the headquarters of the new type; Headquarters management system will be based in this branch of various control commands, such as the headquarters to store requisition, new goods data file information such as to store computer.

This way of chain's main advantages are:

1, each branch all documents can be input in the branch system, don't need to remote login to the headquarters. Most of the work can be done in the local.

2, branch can realize the comprehensive enters sells saves the financial management, branch can have independent JinHuoQuan, queries can be all kinds of data management, particularly suitable for the use of its franchisees.

3, due to store the data stored in the local, branch director in the first place can real-time query to the concerned data, to support management decisions, make its subjective initiative and got the largest mobilization.

4 the workload of unprecedented ease and headquarters, the headquarters has plenty of energy, to conduct a comprehensive and meticulous management analysis, not just confined to each branch of document processing.

5, headquarters for the management of the branch adopt 'small ones' management model. To manage the branch headquarters only, by and large. All the documents, for example, although the entry by branch, but needs to be approved by the headquarters to take effect. From the management Angle, the function of headquarters has not weakened, is specific to each branch of documents dealing with branches to complete.

6, enters sells saves the data of each branch is the headquarters system holds a copy of headquarters staff can get a comprehensive understanding of statistics to every branch of all the data.

7, due to many documents can be found in the local school, and the need to transmit data quantity is less, it will reduce a lot of network cost. At the same time, the remote networking hardware requirements is not high, ordinary telephone line or a line can achieve smooth transmission.

8, the operation of the whole system is simple, easy to grasp, system is not easy to get wrong. And because each store data in the headquarters and division has saved, good data security.

Of course this way of advanced chain also has some shortcomings:

1, because the data is distributed storage, so the commercial POS management software system design requirements are much higher. Software system must consider all sorts of possible problems. If the design is not rigorous, it could cause headquarters and branch data.

2, because the headquarters of branch of data is the data upload from the branch. If a store data were transmitted in a timely manner, can cause data have a certain degree of lag, the headquarters can not timely master the branch. You must request branch upload data in a timely manner.

The four kinds of chain management pattern, we can all achieve chain commercial POS system. The above several chain solution, only for your reference. Your company can according to their own unique management style, management characteristics and management needs, choose to conform to their own development trend of chain management mode. Based on our years of experience in system development chain, first recommended is a fourth chain scheme. Because of its overall function is the most powerful, and system security, reliability, system hardware investment is low, the average operating cost is low.