Bowling Industry Information Technology

If there is a discrepancy in the amount of games bowled between the two reports, this could mean there is a problem with theft, inconsistent operations, or unaccounted transactions. All of the scores from the Accuscorers are sent to the Advantage and then the Advantage generates many different statistics and reports for leagues and league bowlers. The Advantage counts every ball that is rolled and then it puts those games in whatever category the operator chose. The information is categorized in various ways, it shows different items sold, how many of an item at what price, supplier payouts, and it calculates payroll. Upon turning on a lane, the operator must distinguish a rate category for the games that are being bowled. It tells how many games were bowled in different categories. It has marketing information and usable flyers and artwork. It is important because this report is compared to the Touchbowl Games Summary report. These POS terminals send information to the back office computer through a network.

The AMF Advantage is the computer that turns the lanes on, keeps league bowler information, reports the information, and it controls the AMF Accuscore automatic scoring system. It is a necessary part of operating the business. They are dispersed at the front desk, snack bar, and in the lounge. For example, 8 games were bowled in rate category “2” which is 3. The back office computer reports this information.