Pharmapos: 100 Generics Pharmacy Point of Sale System

TITLE DEFENSE FORM

SECTION | BSIT32A | GROUP NO. | 8 |

LEADER | Ordiz, Ramil S. |

MEMBERS | Adsuara, Angelita C. |

| Lucañas, Ciara Fe B. |

| Salao, Dorothy Mae B. |

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I. GENERAL SUBJECT AREA: Software Development

II. SPECIFIC TOPIC: PharmaPOS: Point of Sales System for 100 Generics Pharmacy

III. DEFINITION OF THE TOPIC:

4.1 Project Context

The Point of sale (POS) is the time and place where a retail transaction is completed. It is the point at which a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or after provision of a service. At the point of sale, the merchant would prepare an invoice for the customer (which may be a cash register printout) or otherwise calculate the amount owed by the customer and provide options for the customer to make payment. After receiving payment, the merchant will also normally issue a receipt for the transaction. Usually the receipt is printed, but it is increasingly being dispensed electronically. Pharmacists rely heavily on technology to help them do tasks that are often complex. Over the past 40 years, information technology had a major impact on the working lives of millions of people. Many industries have embraced computer technology because of the benefits of automated information processing. These include enabling routine, repetitive and monotonous tasks to be conducted with consistent accuracy; standardization and consistent use of terminology and nomenclature; and mass customization (the capacity of information technology to provide services to a large population, yet in a way that can be customized to the individual). For prescribers and pharmacists, IT can enable the storage of structured patient records, facilitate the electronic prescribing, dispensing and administration of medicines, automate the handling of medicines in the supply chain and provide tools for monitoring the efficacy and safety of medicines...