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Offline PDV: how a cash register keeps selling when the internet goes down

Internet caiu no meio do pico de vendas. Fila no caixa, cliente com o carrinho cheio e o sistema na nuvem fora do ar. Quem trabalha com varejo já viu isso acontecer. No ERPPro, a gente resolveu isso com um PDV offline que é opcional e ligado em cada computador de caixa. Neste post eu conto como ele funciona e as decisões que tomamos. O problema: ERP na nuvem x caixa que não pode parar Um sistema…

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ERPPro, a company that provides enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, has developed an offline point-of-sale (PDV) system to help retailers deal with internet outages during peak sales periods. The system allows sales to be registered and stored locally on each cash register computer, and then sent to the server when the internet connection is restored.

This solution was created to address the problem of cloud-based ERPs requiring a constant internet connection to record sales. The offline PDV system is optional and can be used by retailers with unstable internet connections or during peak hours when cash registers can become a bottleneck.

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