1. Automatic Check-Out Beverly DeVane February 5, 2007 CTCT 2200 Mr. Scott Blair

2. Definition of Terms Definition of Terms Historical Overview Historical Overview Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages and Disadvantages Special Considerations/Trends Special Considerations/Trends Summary Summary

3. What is automatic checkout? Automatic checkout is the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) on merchandise. Automatic checkout is the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) on merchandise.

4. What is radio frequency identification (RFID)? Radio frequency identification is a tiny computer chip that is mounted on a tag attached to a product or sewn into an article of clothing. Radio frequency identification is a tiny computer chip that is mounted on a tag attached to a product or sewn into an article of clothing.

5. Historical Overview Dates back to 1939 Dates back to 1939 Smaller, cheaper and more sophisticated Smaller, cheaper and more sophisticated Replacement of bar codes Replacement of bar codes

6. Cash Drawer Cash Registers Cigar Box

7. Self Checkout at the Grocery Store

9. Self Check-out at the Library

10. Banking ATM Machine

11. Advantages Items will no longer be checked at store entrance Items will no longer be checked at store entrance Shoppers will have unlimited access to expensive merchandise Shoppers will have unlimited access to expensive merchandise Items won’t be missed Items won’t be missed Improve checkout speed Improve checkout speed

12. Disadvantages Reduce the number of employees needed for checkout and check-in Reduce the number of employees needed for checkout and check-in Access to credit card Access to credit card Everyone does not have a credit card Everyone does not have a credit card Customers will continue to bag their own merchandise Customers will continue to bag their own merchandise Education Education

13. Special Considerations/Trends Only 20% of customers currently use self checkout Only 20% of customers currently use self checkout 80% of customers do not use self checkout 80% of customers do not use self checkout

14. Georgia 400 In-vehicle toll-tag technology In-vehicle toll-tag technology 35% of 120,000 vehicles per day use this method 35% of 120,000 vehicles per day use this method Automatic renewal Automatic renewal

15. Georgia 400

16. Summary

17. Questions

18. Trivia

19. What is the first piece of merchandise ever scanned with a bar code? You can buy it for a quarter. You can buy it for a quarter. Everyone in this room has purchased it at least once. Everyone in this room has purchased it at least once. I have one on me right now and so do some of you. I have one on me right now and so do some of you.

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