After all invention is the major demand of the world in every step and is the key to success.. Man keeps inventing new technologies, overcoming the disadvantages of the former in-order to make it a much better and perfect tool. It is not an exception in the case of POS in restaurants. With the POS playing a major part in restaurant management today, it is crucial to make it much more fruitful and favorable. Keeping that in mind iPad/tablet POS has been introduced in the markets by various firms. Thus, this article focuses on how beneficiary it is to replace the traditional POS with tablet POS in the restaurants.

For that it is good to have an understanding of the working of the traditional POS system.

1. UNDERSTANDING THE POS SYSTEM

1.1. EMPLOYEE'S USAGE

• The employee checks in to the traditional POS system by entering his user number and selects the table he is prepared to serve.
• He selects the number of customers and the orders he has taken from the particular table with all the additives and reductions they opted for on the food.
• He then sends it to the kitchen, where it is received in a printed format or shown on a display screen for the chefs in the kitchen.
• The kitchen staff prepares the food items listed and the waiter serves the customers with items.
• Finally, he prints the bill and hands it over to the customer. Depending on the customer's mode of payment he works on the payment section of the POs, splits bill and checks out once the payment process is over. Now the table is kept free for the next set of customers.

2. BENEFITS OF TABLET POS OVER TRADITIONAL POS SYSTEM

Tablets have transformed the way how the POS is being used in every business. They have come up with improved features, thus yielding quick sales, profitable restaurant management and better customer experience.

2.1. MOBILITY

The first and foremost beneficiary feature of a tablet POS is its mobility. Its portability makes it easy for the staff to carry them to the table side, enter the orders directly into the tablet instead of using paper, thus putting an end to errors while taking orders. It reduces the wait time and increases table turn rate. It enables payment processing alongside the table dealing directly with the customers and onscreen signature is feasible using mobile POS.


2.2. USER-FRIENDLY

The staff gets resorted to the clever usage of it in a very short span and can operate it with no much effort through the touch screen and it provides an intuitive understanding of the technology to the staff. 

With the mobile POS the business owners can observe the employees  clock-in, clock-out time, sales records, inventory, staff analysis and customer study from anywhere, eliminating the need to stay at the business place to keep everything under track.

2.3. UNCOMPLICATED MAINTENANCE AND COST EFECTIVENESS

The traditional POS system involves bulk cables, huge hardware requirements, complicated software program with only limited features and many become defunct at times. Repairing them involves more cost as they are equipped with more hardware. Whereas with a tablet POS there is no need for wires to be connected and fits out with the latest software with more features that automatically updates the data stored enabling free and automatic upgrades of the software. It provides better synchronization and relaxed execution of the functions. It is easy to fix in the case of repair and very less expensive.

The iPad POS can be equipped with printers for Kitchen and bills, credit card scanners and bar code readers depending upon the business needs facilitating easy access and connection through WiFi.

2.4. IMPROVED INVENTORY AND LABOR MANAGEMENT 

It features completely improved, not complicated and updated software program for automatic inventory checks, employees' shift management and sales record. It accurately tracks the sales and labor activities, producing quick and real time reports and making it easily accessible for the owners from anywhere at anytime.

With tablet POS like Itura's "eOrder" along with the benefits stated above, it is also possible to store information on the customer rewards and discount programs and apply them through the POS using their code number. Thus giving the patrons a pleasant dining experience.