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Keeping Data Secure While HRIS Implementation - HR Payroll Systems - 0 views

  • A HRIS contains highly sensitive data, including employees’ social security numbers, payroll information, and even medical information. Information leaks and data breaches of the HRIS can be detrimental to individual employees and your organization as a whole. As such, it is important to take steps to make sure that that information is as safe as possible, from both internal and external threats.
  • When you are looking to purchase a new HRIS, look into the reviews and pay close attention to what other companies say about the security of the software.
  • All HRIS vendors take precautions to keep company data safe, but the quality of their security measures may vary.
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  • Before the system goes live, create a few fake employees and test the system to see what you can access. This way you can identify any weak points in the system and work out the bugs before giving everyone access to the system.
  • it is important to understand that breaches can still occur. Having a disaster recovery plan in place will minimize the amount of time that your system is down and help to re-secure your data faster. There should be clear procedures in place for responding to a data breach so that the right employees know what to do in the event of a breach.
  • Having a plan in place can make it quicker and easier to recover from a breach, helping to secure information before further damage can be done and resolving issues stemming from the breach.
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    The article discusses how important choosing the right HRIS for a business. Suggestions on how to choose the most effective one based on other company's responses. Educating employees on security protocols, preparing for the worst and implementing a disaster recovery plan.
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How technology can improve your retail business | BDC.ca - 0 views

  • Speed, agility and efficiency are expected of today’s retail businesses. To achieve this, retailers should invest in an electronic inventory control system, a central database, a point of sales system and an automated statistical forecasting system. These tools don’t simply reduce your overhead and improve your planning. They’ve become essential tools that can provide you with a competitive edge to thrive and grow in the market.
  • Your system can also perform "open to buy" calculations that tell you how much to spend on particular store categories for maximum return.
  • our inventory control system can suggest pricing and markdowns within your pre-set p
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  • arameters, and/or track your margins based on the prices you enter.
  • Even with special pricing offers, you never lose track of your margins. You can establish different pricing for different stores across geographic regions, for instance, and for preferred customers such as employees or major buyers. You can also pre-set markdowns for end-of-season or other sales. The system continues to track gross margin, including the effects of markdowns and preferred pricing.
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    This short article talks about some of the ways technology can improve a retail business, but I think it may apply for larger businesses. ways of reducing inventory cost, improve customer satisfaction, keep track of the companies margins (sales margin) and also improving your knowledge of forecasting for the business.
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What is the Future of Point of Sale Technologies in Retail? - Vend Retail Blog - 0 views

  • As a merchant, it’s essential to stay on top of the latest trends in POS technology so you can stay steps ahead of your competition.
  • With the digital age and new technology, cash and cash registers are quickly becoming a thing of the past. Shoppers have more options than ever — from credit, debit and prepaid cards to contactless payments and making purchases via electronic apps — all of which offer a variety of advantages that cash can’t touch. Cashless payments provide speed, convenience, guaranteed payment for merchants and security and transparency for both consumers and merchants. 
  • The biggest advantage of using a cloud-based POS solution is that retailers can do everything from easily accessing their data to upgrading their software across all the stores at the same time.
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  • A critical factor for success in today’s highly competitive market environment is the proper and timely use of technology to enhance customer relationships and improve the quality of the customer experience — all while streamlining the daily activities of your retail establishment. 
  • POS systems are evolving to provide a plethora of data and analytics that can help retailers make smarter, data-driven decisions about their business. In order to personalize and enhance the customer experience, you have to know who your customer is, and that can be done through analyzing data and analytics through your POS.
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    POS is becoming a part of everyday life. Most businesses whether small or large are relying on those systems to operate and keep tabs on their business. Those systems allow companies to record daily transactions with easily accessible information like tracking inventory and keeping tabs on what sells most.
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A viewpoint on GDS surcharges and the evolving airline distribution landscape | PhocusWire - 0 views

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    It discusses the high fees of the GDS and the fact that their system needs to be upgraded. Also, the challenges airlines face with paying those fees and ways the airlines are making additional revenue without having to pay fees to the GDS.
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The Advantages of Green Technology in Construction | Chron.com - 0 views

  • Although the up-front costs for green technologies are often higher, the lifetime savings are significant. Green technologies are designed to use resources efficiently, which usually leads to financial savings for the owner. With a green building, you can see big savings in utility bulls.
  • Over 20 years, a single solar water heater can keep over 50 tons of carbon dioxide emissions out of the atmosphere; geothermal pumps reduce emissions by up to 70 percent and use up to 50 percent less electricity.
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    The advantages of Green Technology in construction. How consumers and Companies can benefit from this option.
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