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What is a research topic associated with a POS within Information Systems?

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POS, or point of sale, systems are critical to allowing a business to make money, since they are where a customer pays for goods or services.  If it is difficult for a customer to complete a transaction, then it does not matter how easy-to-use the rest of your website is.  This makes POS systems a critical component of any online business. 

Point of Sales (POS) Research Paper Topics

  1. Why have so many small businesses rejected implementing a central POS system, instead choosing to still use a combination of other methods including separate cash registers, credit card terminals, and bookkeeping programs?
  2. Does using a host’s embedded sales service complicate or simplify integrating sales records into your POS system?
  3. How can POS systems help you track customer purchases and target advertising to potential customers?
  4. Can PayPal effectively be used as a POS system for small business?
  5. For small local business startups that may use larger websites, such as Etsy, to market their goods, what POS is the most effective and easily scalable as business increases?
  6. How can a POS system help you anticipate periods of high-demand and help ensure you have sufficient inventory to meet customer needs?
  7. Does an effective POS system need to process all major credit cards, or can you limit customer choices in cards without impacting sales?
  8. How well do Square and similar small retail POS devices integrate into existing POS systems?
  9. Compare and contrast the merits and downsides of two competing POS vendors.
  10. What are the advantages and disadvantages of creating an in-house POS system instead of relying on a vendor-supplied POS system?  What technological support, hardware, software, and human resources do you need to have available to create and sustain an in-house system? What type of additional yearly costs would this ad to the company?  Would the employee need to be dedicated specifically to POS or could a generalized IT professional handle the task?

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