1、Automatic Check-Out,Beverly DeVaneFebruary 5, 2007 CTCT 2200 Mr. Scott Blair,Definition of Terms Historical Overview Advantages and Disadvantages Special Considerations/Trends Summary,What is automatic checkout?,Automatic checkout is the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) on merchandise.,W
2、hat is radio frequency identification (RFID)?,Radio frequency identification is a tiny computer chip that is mounted on a tag attached to a product or sewn into an article of clothing.,Historical Overview,Dates back to 1939 Smaller, cheaper and more sophisticated Replacement of bar codes,Cash Drawer
3、,Cash Registers,Cigar Box,Self Checkout at the Grocery Store,Self Checkout at the Grocery Store,Self Check-out at the Library,Banking ATM Machine,Advantages,Items will no longer be checked at store entrance Shoppers will have unlimited access to expensive merchandise Items wont be missed Improve che
4、ckout speed,Disadvantages,Reduce the number of employees needed for checkout and check-in Access to credit card Everyone does not have a credit card Customers will continue to bag their own merchandise Education,Special Considerations/Trends,Only 20% of customers currently use self checkout 80% of c
5、ustomers do not use self checkout,Georgia 400,In-vehicle toll-tag technology 35% of 120,000 vehicles per day use this method Automatic renewal,Georgia 400,Summary,Questions,Trivia,What is the first piece of merchandise ever scanned with a bar code?,You can buy it for a quarter. Everyone in this room has purchased it at least once. I have one on me right now and so do some of you.,Chewing Gum,
