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Newer technological developments are quickly paving the way for restaurants to enter the digital era empowered by software solutions that not only make operations easier, but that also reduce managerial efforts and allow restaurants to place more focus upon customer experience and generating and increasing revenue. At the forefront of these solutions is the iPad POS system. Could it be the answer for running a restaurant more efficiently?

Visual Interface is Easy to Use & Learn

For the manager of any busy restaurant, it's all about being able to train employees quickly and efficiently. The newer iPad POS systems offer this convenience. The iPad already is a visual and intuitive, user-friendly device. Makers of the software that powers point-of-sale on these tablets strive to harness the power of this user-friendliness in efforts to make their software applications easy to use and learn for business owners and wait staff.

One-Button Reports Make Managerial Efforts More Streamlined

Reporting is a big part of managing and owning a restaurant. Sales numbers, daily numbers, spreads, average tables filled and other delimiters are critical to making appropriate operational and budget changes in order to stay profitable (and remain in business). The point-of-sale solutions being offered on iPad tablets enable easy one-button reporting that generates these crucial reports in seconds, so that owners and management are always in the know.

Employee Time Card & Payroll Systems Increase Efficiency

Digital time cards are now being offered by leading software makers as well as handy employee payroll systems. This enables scheduling, hour and overtime tracking and payroll functions for any restaurant. As opposed to relying upon an entirely separate payroll software or time card system, now restaurant owners have a choice with using one system to power their entire operation and streamline the management and operation of it with a modernized and accurate digital software solution.

Synchronization with Digital Menu (iPad Powered) Enhances Customer Experience

Leading providers of the iPad POS system also offer a feature-rich and vibrant digital menu. The menus are also powered by the same iPad tablet that powers the point-of-sale solution. Thanks to well designed backend interfaces, both tablets are able to communicate between one another back and forth from the cloud. For example, if a customer is offered a digital menu upon being seated and they place a drink order, that order is shot over to the cloud and then to the POS tablet. The POS tablet then alerts wait staff as well as the kitchen staff, and the meal preparation begins. Similarly, upon the food being prepared or the drinks being readied for expediting at the bar, the same system then alerts the wait staff (who is outfitted with smart devices that communicate with the system; also called mobile POS communicators) that the food or drink orders are ready for the customer. This same formula applies to table service requests that are instigated by customers, bill requests and any other type of inter-system communication that's powered by the cloud.

Non-Reliance Upon Third-Party Applications Equates to Reliability

One final consideration is that with an iPad POS system in place, there isn't a reliance upon third-party applications. System makers are now offering convenient cloud-based systems that don't require a server to function nor other applications, and that are solely powered by the cloud and the hard drive on the iPad. These powerful software applications also feature offline POS capabilities should the ISP provider go down during business hours. Additionally, the cloud-based access enables owners to access their system from virtually anywhere that they have an internet connect, and at any time-making it convenient and effective to have such software solutions in place.

Aptito, Inc is a leading provider of all-in-one digital software solutions for the hospitality industry abroad. Their premier iPad POS software solution can help reduce operating costs while increasing efficiency and improving operational capacity of restaurants and hotels worldwide. Learn more about an iPad POS System.

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