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down into four topics: Business use, Technology, Data and Analytical tools. A) Business use Current Management Information · Access to summarised data at pre-defined levels · Most decisions made at a macro (e.g. regional level) Planned Data Warehouse · Access to in-depth information for informed decisions · Decision made at micro level, e.g. in store · Use of balanced score carding for suppliers, stores, etc. with supporting details · Use shopper behaviour to influence new lines, promotions, and product ranging. B) Technology Current Management Information · Mainframe, text-based reporting and analysis · Downloaded to local PCs for in-depth analysis and graphics

Planned Data Warehouse · Specialised hardware and software to manage data (the 'Information Warehouse') · Information from the Information Warehouse to be accessible from anywhere within Tesco and available also to designated outside users, e.g. suppliers, agencies · Cost of computer hardware and software is "scaleable", i.e. Tesco can add processing power and storage capacity at reasonable cost and in manageable chunks to keep pace with the information needs · Dedicated NCR machine and peripherals. C) Data Over 10 million customers, over 60,000 products and 586 stores Current Management Information · Data held on mainframe, PC or on paper · Internal data analysed using SAR reports and MAS analysis tool (see below) · External data received by EDI or on paper Planned Data Warehouse · Data collected from Tesco operational systems and external sources, and stored centrally to provide one consistent source of information · Data is stored on customer behaviour, product performance, branch performance supplier performance, depot performance · Data held at lowest level to enable ad hoc groupings, e.g. salt sales in stores by the seaside last Easter. D) Analytical tools Current Management Information · Mainframe based · FOCUS - report generator · SAR - report viewer · MAS - Tesco-written multi-dimensional analysis tool · PC Lotus suite - spreadsheet and database applications Planned Data Warehouse · A simple interface with the information using the score card concept, with top level measures and capability to "drill" to the level of information required to support decisions · IT populate the Information Warehouse and users control their reporting requirements · Logical access to information, with user choice of level, groupings, stores, products, measures, and other parameters

ICT systems used in store operations. IT is essential to the running of a modern store. It is used for planning, monitoring and auditing store operations. In fact, the logistics of running a major store would be severely hampered without IT, and the expansion to Superstores and Hypermarkets would have been difficult without modern IT developments.

Tesco stores vary greatly in size, from small Express stores covering 2,500 square feet to giant hypermarkets covering 120,000 square feet. The product range depends on the size of the store, and varies from 2,000 lines in a small store up to about 40,000 lines in the biggest. Computerised Store Merchandising and Planning systems ensure that Tesco get the right products to the right store, and get the right amount of space on each shelf within a store. This allows Tesco to get optimum sales for the space allocated to the product, and gives the customer the most appropriate range of products. A
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store can monitor what has been sold through the scanning operation at the checkout. The introduction of barcodes and scanners not only allows items to be checked out more easily, but it provides information that is constantly fed back to the store's computer for the monitoring of sales, both in terms of stock depletion and money taken. Barcodes and scanners provide several benefits to companys customers: · As purchases are no longer entered manually into a cash register, accurate pricing is guaranteed. · The scanning till is faster, reducing the time for which customers have to queue by about 15%. · Produce is now weighed at checkouts, removing the need to queue twice (once for weighing and once at the checkout) as used to happen. · Improved promotions may be offered, such as Multisavers. · The customer gets an itemised till receipt giving details of the product purchased, price, weight (if weighed), total cost and method of payment. It also shows the store telephone number, plus details which will trace the sale quickly if a customer has an enquiry. Tesco benefits as much as the customer from the new systems. Notably: · Improved transaction accuracy: operator error is removed; fraud is limited as there is no opportunity to enter a lower price on the keyboard. · Improved customer service - customers are important! · Improved productivity. There is no need to label each item with its price, which can now be displayed on the shelf edge near to the product. Removing separate weighing stations removes the need for a manned point in the produce department; customers move through the checkout faster. · Selective promotions can be initiated. · Stock levels can be reduced as the exact quantity held is always known and re-ordering can be made more accurate · Wastage of perishable goods is reduced, as they too can be ordered more accurately. · Monitoring sales analysis and the effectiveness of promotions provides valuable information for Tesco buyers and also the company's suppliers.

Every product has a unique number, the European Article Number or EAN. This number is allocated to each product by the Article Number Association, which oversees the operation of the numbers for all businesses in the UK. The number can be found below the bar code. The bar code is a representation of that number in a binary form that can be read by a scanner. The scanner uses a laser and measures the difference in reflection to the laser of the bars and spaces. The EAN and barcodes normally consist of 13 digits, although there may be only eight on smaller products. The first two digits are a national code, representing the marketing country. The next five digits identify the supplier of the product and the following five identify the product itself. The final figure is a "check digit" based on the other twelve numbers, which allows the computer to validate the code. The introduction of IT in shopping has been matched by banks. This has resulted in new developments in payment. The simplest of these is that cheque details can be printed out by the till, based on the information used to produce the receipt. Credit card vouchers can be printed similarly, and credit card details read electronically from the card. A further advance has come with Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale (EFTPOS). This allows Tesco to transfer money from a customer's bank account or credit card account automatically. Two developments that have come from

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