Wireless Technology Standards Catch On In The Retail Industry

May 27
10:34

2012

Daniel Kidd

Daniel Kidd

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One wireless technology standard being used is a point of sale and retail management platform, which has already been implemented in 4,500 retail locations around the world.

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This wireless solution has been designed to help retailers with rapid changes in inventory,Wireless Technology Standards Catch On In The Retail Industry  Articles and offers a variety of products and services all from a central point of sale. 
Using a wireless standard solution provides consistency and efficiency of every retail process; from payment processing and partner integration to streamlined point of sale and reporting and inventory management – making data analysis much easier.

 This wireless solution was primarily adopted by retail stores to provide consumers with the best and most efficient service. Sales are faster and there is greater efficiency in reconciliations and billing. Additionally tracking inventory and locating any issues was also a lot simpler. 
Along with better customer service, the wireless technology allows retailers to analyse data and trends in consumer purchasing, inventory and so on. This will help with future processes, business intelligence, marketing tools, and automated inventory to the very latest in strategic integration.
It also puts retailers ahead of the game with growing and adapting to the changing technology and trends in the wireless industry.
Standardisation is the process of establishing a technical standard, which could be a standard specification, standard test method, standard definition, standard procedure or practice, etc. Organisations including WAVE2M and Zigbee are working to develop standards for use in the M2M industry.
The development of standards in a number of industries is to enable the interoperability of machines or technologies when communicating with one another. There can be a huge number of systems trying to communicate at the same time, so it’s important to limit theconfusion and ensure effective and efficient exchange between these systems. However, there is not a simple one-to-one relationship between industry standards and interoperability. 
The IEEE Glossary defines interoperability as:
“The ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.”
There are a range of standards in a number of industries being developed and the list of standards seems to be continuously expanding. There are a number of competing standards and for people working with this on a regular basis the sheer number of specifications can be overwhelming. This could lead to more effort being spent on the interoperability between different standards, rather than working on the standards and interoperability of systems themselves.