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Handheld or Handverkaufsgeraete as selling way in the passenger traffic
© Uwe Losse last updating 2006-10-17
Advantages by Handhelds
Disadvantages by Handhelds
Handheld with transporting enterprises
Handhelds or Handverkaufsgeräte are meant for the mobile employment. As fixed in the tariff saleableness of the Handhelds or Handverkaufsgeräte corresponds to those the ticket printer. The Handhelds or Sale by private contract devices do not need Installation expenditure and are the most inexpensive electronic sales system. The Handhelds or Sale by private contract devices have the same advantages as ticket printers, can however not as IBIS - Controller to be used (this presupposes the installation into a vehicle).
Handhelds or Handverkaufsgeräte are suitable for the mobile employment in spare vehicles or with alternative transport services. Mostly are Handhelds or Sale by private contract devices a Ergängzung to electronic ticket printers and become in Reinforcement vehicles, spare vehicles or with call - collect - uses taxis. Handheld or Sale by private contract devices know equally also for city routes - tickets or similar applications are used.
- high and fast account security: In relation to manual ticket sales the account and administration expense are very small.
- high static detectability of sales: All sales are captured electronically. Evaluations after time, day, line, ticket kind, and v. M. are fast and simply possible.
- high adaptability: Handheld or Sale by private contract devices can be adapted to the tariff mass fast. Straight transporting enterprises by several Traffic groups with your vehicles drive, can with a skillful tariff programming of the Handhelds or Handverkaufsgeräte the sales personnel relieve clearly.
- simple and clear operation: Handhelds or Handverkaufsgeräte usually need no special service staff. The training course expenditure is very small.
- no installation expenditure: The Handhelds or Handverkaufsgeräte are immediately operational.
- in relation to block ticket sales of slower Sales procedure: The sales personnel must to electronic ticket printer operations like the input of start and goal, or the selection that Ticket kind meet. The individual sales procedure is somewhat slower with manual sales.
- in relation to the block ticket sales larger capital outlays develop: The unique acquisition of electronic ticket printers and those Purchase of spare parts are higher than with manual sales.
- limited sales possibility: The number of salesable tickets are with the Handheld or Handverkaufsgerät by the Akkuladung limited. This disadvantage can become balanced by direct connection e.g. to the Fahrzeugbaterie over the cigarette lighter.
- smaller ticket paper: The paper width is limited with Handhelds or Handverkaufsgeräten, since this must be adapted to the mobile employment. Possibly here additional costs arise during the paper procurement.