Information Technology for Retail
Price: 780.00 INR
ISBN:
9780195697964
Publication date:
18/12/2008
Paperback
416 pages
241.0x184.0mm
Price: 780.00 INR
ISBN:
9780195697964
Publication date:
18/12/2008
Paperback
416 pages
241.0x184.0mm
Information Technology for Retail is a comprehensive book for students pursuing postgraduate and undergraduate courses in retail management.
Suitable for: Information Technology for Retail is a comprehensive book for students pursuing postgraduate and undergraduate courses in retail management.
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Description
Information Technology for Retail is a comprehensive book for students pursuing postgraduate and undergraduate courses in retail management.
The book elaborates on the functions and sub-functions of retailing and how information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) facilitate retail operations. The concepts have been explained with the help of a sufficient number of examples, caselets, tables, and figures. The book provides an in-depth coverage of technology concepts, products, and solutions being currently applied to contemporary retail business. It covers automatic identification and data-capture systems, modern electronic payment methods, specialized electronic point-of-sales hardware and software, mobile devices based point-of-sales transaction systems, and retail-specific enterprise solutions. The exhaustive coverage facilitates the understanding of the applications of IT in retail to gain competitive advantage. With its problem-solving approach and user-friendly presentation, the book will also be useful for managers involved in decision-making and implementing solutions for retail businesses.
Table of contents
Chapter 1.Introduction to Information Technology
Chapter 2.Basics of Information Systems
Chapter 3.Electronic Point of SalesChapter Hardware
Chapter 4.Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)
Chapter 5.Database Management Systems
Chapter 6.Network and Telecommunication
Chapter 7.Electronic Point of Sales Chapter Software
Chapter 8.Modern Electronic Payment Methods
Chapter 9.Retail Servicescape and Types of Retailers
Chapter 10.Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Chapter 11.Retail ERP Chapter Functions and Features
Chapter 12.Information Systems for Supply Chain Management
Chapter 13.Customer Relationship Management Applications
Chapter 14.EChapter commerce – EChapter tailing
Chapter 15.Emerging Retail Technologies
Chapter 16.Retail IT Products and Vendors
Features
- Elaborates on how IT-IS can give retail organizations a competitive advantage
- Discusses the practical implementation aspects of IT in retailing
- Focuses on the technology products and solutions that can be used for decision-making in retailing
- Includes key topics such as the use of the Internet in the context of e-commerce in retail, RFID technology, e-tailing, and emerging technologies in retailing
- Incorporates real-life case studies such as eBay, Luxor, Haldia Dock Complex, Great Eastern Impex, and Japan Railways
Description
Information Technology for Retail is a comprehensive book for students pursuing postgraduate and undergraduate courses in retail management.
The book elaborates on the functions and sub-functions of retailing and how information technology (IT) and information systems (IS) facilitate retail operations. The concepts have been explained with the help of a sufficient number of examples, caselets, tables, and figures. The book provides an in-depth coverage of technology concepts, products, and solutions being currently applied to contemporary retail business. It covers automatic identification and data-capture systems, modern electronic payment methods, specialized electronic point-of-sales hardware and software, mobile devices based point-of-sales transaction systems, and retail-specific enterprise solutions. The exhaustive coverage facilitates the understanding of the applications of IT in retail to gain competitive advantage. With its problem-solving approach and user-friendly presentation, the book will also be useful for managers involved in decision-making and implementing solutions for retail businesses.
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Chapter 1.Introduction to Information Technology
Chapter 2.Basics of Information Systems
Chapter 3.Electronic Point of SalesChapter Hardware
Chapter 4.Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)
Chapter 5.Database Management Systems
Chapter 6.Network and Telecommunication
Chapter 7.Electronic Point of Sales Chapter Software
Chapter 8.Modern Electronic Payment Methods
Chapter 9.Retail Servicescape and Types of Retailers
Chapter 10.Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Chapter 11.Retail ERP Chapter Functions and Features
Chapter 12.Information Systems for Supply Chain Management
Chapter 13.Customer Relationship Management Applications
Chapter 14.EChapter commerce – EChapter tailing
Chapter 15.Emerging Retail Technologies
Chapter 16.Retail IT Products and Vendors