Inventory software applications now available on the market allow users to track use, monitor changes in the cost of unit dollars, measure when they need to reorder, and evaluate stock rates on an item-by-item base. To add on, with point-of-sale (POS) software systems, they can also manage inventory right in the cash register. POS software tracks every transaction as it occurs and the inventory reports are still up to date. Better still, they get far more sales details than a customer might gather with a manual program.
They can make better decisions about ordering and merchandising, by running reports based on this knowledge. There is plenty of common POS systems software that allows users to use add-on devices at their checkout stations, like electronic money drawers, barcode scanners, credit card scanners, and invoice or receipt printers.