Supermarket Management System Development

This paper is based on small and medium sized supermarkets in Panzhihua city. With the development of the local economic, people's living standards are improved fast. To facilitate people's daily lives, more and more small and medium sized supermarkets are development in Panzhihua rapidly. In order to attract customers, many small supermarkets make a great extent, not only the variety but also the quantities of goods increased a lot. Currently, many small and medium sized supermarkets still use traditional methods, which is to manage the products artificially, to organize products. Obviously, it is convenient for a few products and it is also a good way for traditional counting. However, with the expansion of the supermarket, the traditional method cannot afford the tasks efficiently not only because the requirement of management but also the statistic and analysis of the data. For instance, if the account book is lost, the supermarket will be in chaos.All above, nowadays, small and medium sized supermarkets should make full use of advanced information technology and scientific management which is suitable for small and medium sized supermarkets. The main purpose of this paper is to establish a supermarket management system to achieve the requirement of true information management. The system should include an accurate record and data collection for the timely conduct of import and export data control, and advanced sales management system for data control. First, the design thought, which includes categories, management methods etc, should be accomplished in order to clear up the requirement of the system. Second, several modules should be listed and the structure chart should be designed based on the design thought which is mentioned above. Then, the database should be established according to the modules. Last, the detailed functions should be fulfilled to achieve the input and output of the data and the efficient management and analysis of the data.The management of the supermarket is a dynamic process. In the supermarket management and the actual sale, appropriate measures should be taken in implementation and management. Therefore, it is difficult to measure the integer achievement using the system. However, the achievement, which includes the reduction of the cost of management and labor, would appear in the future. Using the system to solve the actual problems, it is not only a saving of time, but also a saving of resource. It provides the exact data for the manager and valuable information for the enterprise. It is a worldwide direction and would be the most important tool for the small and medium supermarkets.