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AS400 So Attractive To Costco In The Early Years

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Part of what has made the AS400 so attractive to Costco in the early years was the ability to add different applications depending on the needs of the business. At the beginning the program was used mostly for membership, location data needs, and to keep track of receiving and inventory. However, eventually Costco added more applications to process payroll, to connect locations as the company grew, to keep track of membership, etc. The AS400 even tracks every item purchased by every member. When members return an item, it is simple to look up the item they purchased, see how they paid for it, what the date of purchase was, whether the item was on sale or not, and what Costco location it was purchased from. Not only is this helpful for keeping

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