On Jul 7, 1:39 am, "Obnoxio The Clown" <obno...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Ian Michael Gumby said:
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> > On Jul 5, 2:20 pm, InDeep <ind...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> Ian Michael Gumby wrote:
> >> > Second, you don't use LAMP in building/maintaining a warehouse
> >> > distribution system. You don't use LAMP on your core financial
system
> >> > either.
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> >> Don't be so sure.
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> > Oh I am sure.
> > We're not talking about an Apropos client with 40 stores (max). We're
> > talking about a retailer with probably 20+ warehouse distribution
> > sites, and over 120 stores or more. Not including the specialty
> > stores.
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> > LAMP doesn't fill that need.
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> > LAMP could realistically fit one area. Store systems.
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> I disagree, having seen a retailer trying to deploy their store systems
> using LAMP. As far as I can tell, LAMP is suitable only for proofs of
> concept.
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> But hey! What do I know?
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Well you "knew" enough to get out of Cape Town. ;-)
I don't disagree with your *****sment. There's more to LAMP that most
people think. And if you know what you are doing, you could use it to
build a POS system, aka a Store system. (Its really a combo between
POS and local Inventory control. The issue is that you tend to lose
the need for Apache and PHP when you do the POS system which could be
specialized software apps which are probably going to be more
efficient. Especially when you consider controlling the cash draw, bar
code / RFID code scanner, etc ...
But I've seen people put on the rose colored gl***** and not think
about what they were doing and were more infatuated that they knew the
knew technology and that they could "invent" a web 2.0 solution. The
only real difficulty of having a specialized app developed would be
deployment. And even there, there are ways of making it easier.
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