Method and system for optimizing pos terminals

A computing system for operating a plurality of point of sale (POS) terminals of a POS system installed in a store, the computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory containing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive current transaction data from a store server in real-time, wherein the current transaction data indicates transactions made by a plurality of customers in the store;
• determine a quantity of the POS terminals that are required for at least one of current transactions or future transactions using a model, wherein the model is trained using historical transaction data and usage statistics of the POS terminals corresponding to the historical transaction data;
• and
• activate or deactivate at least one of the POS terminals such that the determined quantity of the POS terminals are operated during the at least one of the current transactions or the future transactions.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions stored thereon that, when processed by at least one processor, cause a device to:

• receive current transaction data from a store server in real-time, wherein the current transaction data indicates transactions made by a plurality of customers in a store;
• determine a quantity of POS terminals that are required for at least one of current transactions or future transactions using a model, wherein the model is trained using historical transaction data and usage statistics of the POS terminals corresponding to the historical transaction data;
• and
• activate or deactivate at least one of the POS terminals such that the determined quantity of the POS terminals are operated to complete the at least one of the current transactions or the future transactions.