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> Not entirely sure you can do a "web based" implementation with a touch
> screen. How can you guarantee the location of the browser?
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> From: Bilgin Ibryam [mailto:
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> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 4:55 AM
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> Subject: Ofbiz for restaurants - please advise
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> Hi everybody,
> sorry for the long post, but please read ahead and tell me your opinion.
> I have to implement a web based pos system for a restaurant.
> Before start coding i will be glad to hear your opinions and advices.
>
> First of all i decided to go web-based instead of using existing ofbiz POS
> because it does not cover all my needs. In the restaurant i need:
> 1) To enter the registered customers for order payments.
> 2) To edit orders.
> 3) To do Returns.
> 4) To visualize tables, seats, to do table reservations...
>
> I decided to do a new ofbiz component, with UI similar to pos (but html, not
> swing) for easy using with touch screens, that allows order entering in a
> fast way (similar to order manger but with possibility to enter orders in
> lesser clicks).
>
> Is there someone that has experience in this kind of things that can give me
> some advice? Do you see any possible difficulties and drawbacks in doing a
> web based pos system?
>
> About the implementation:
> The other thing that i have to care are the tables and people setting there.
> For tables i can use Fixed assets, but i cannot decide how to handle/group
> customer orders.
> 1) One way to go is to create a separate sales order for every person, so
> everyone can pay only for his/her products.
> Then i can group the orders for the table with a work effort. I need to
> group the orders, because i need all the time to calculate the total for the
> table, the total product list and the complete all the orders for the table
> with one click, if needed.
> Do you think that manipulating lots of orders could work fast enough,
> because for example the order creation in ofbiz is heavy_weight/slower than
> other operations?
>
> 2) The other way to go is to create only one order per table at a time and
> to create separate ship groups for every person. This way i can assign
> parties to ship groups, but it is NOT possible these parties to pay only for
> their products in the ship group. Is it possible somehow? This way i have to
> create, edit , complete only one order for all the people setting around a
> table at moment.
>
> (In general my questions are: is it a good idea to do a web based pos and to
> manipulate lots of orders at the same time (like one order) regarding fast
> working needs of a pos system ?)
>
> Please advise and thanks in advance.
> Bilgin Ibryam
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