NCR Voyix Corporation, previously known as NCR Corporation and National Cash Register, is a global software, consulting and technology company providing several professional services and electronic products.
NCR Voyix Corporation, sebelumnya bernama NCR Corporation dan National Cash Register, adalah sebuah perusahaan perangkat lunak, konsultansi, dan teknologi asal Amerika.
In June 2009, the company sold most of the Dayton properties and moved its headquarters to the Atlanta metropolitan area, near Duluth.
Pada bulan Juni 2009, perusahaan ini menjual sebagian besar propertinya di Dayton dan memindahkan kantor pusatnya ke wilayah metropolitan Atlanta di Gwinnett County, Georgia, dekat Duluth.
In October 2023, NCR Corporation was split into two independent public companies: NCR Voyix legally succeeded NCR Corporation, while the ATM business was spun-off as NCR Atleos.
Pada bulan Oktober 2023, NCR dibagi menjadi dua perusahaan, yakni NCR Voyix dan NCR Atleos.
The company began as the National Manufacturing Company of Dayton, Ohio, and was established to manufacture and sell the first mechanical cash register invented in 1879 by James Ritty.
Perusahaan ini memulai sejarahnya dengan nama National Manufacturing Company di Dayton, Ohio untuk memproduksi dan menjual mesin kasir mekanis yang diciptakan pada tahun 1879 oleh James Ritty.
In 1884, the company and patents were bought by John Henry Patterson and his brother Frank Jefferson Patterson, and the firm was renamed the National Cash Register Company.
Pada tahun 1884, perusahaan ini dan patennya dibeli oleh John Henry Patterson dan saudaranya, Frank Jefferson Patterson, sehingga nama perusahaan ini kemudian diubah menjadi National Cash Register Company.
Patterson formed NCR into one of the first modern American companies by introducing new, aggressive sales methods and business techniques.
Patterson kemudian menjadikan perusahaan ini sebagai salah satu perusahaan modern pertama di Amerika dengan meluncurkan metode penjualan dan teknik bisnis yang agresif.
Other significant figures in the early history of the company were Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Charles F. Kettering and Edward A. Deeds.
Tokoh penting lain dalam sejarah awal dari perusahaan ini meliputi Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Charles F. Kettering, dan Edward A. Deeds.
At an uninspiring sales meeting, Watson interrupted, saying "The trouble with every one of us is that we don't think enough.
Pada sebuah rapat penjualan, Watson menginterupsi, dan menyatakan "Masalah kita adalah bahwa kita tidak cukup berpikir.
We don't get paid for working with our feet — we get paid for working with our heads".
Kita tidak dibayar untuk bekerja dengan kaki kita — kita dibayar untuk bekerja dengan kepala kita".
Signs with this motto were later erected in NCR factory buildings, sales offices and club rooms during the mid-1890s.
Papan bertuliskan motto tersebut kemudian dipasang di pabrik dan kantor penjualan milik NCR selama pertengahan dekade 1890-an.
"THINK" later became a widely known symbol of IBM, which was created by Watson after he joined the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR).
"THINK" lalu menjadi simbol dari IBM, yang juga diciptakan oleh Watson setelah ia pindah bekerja di Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR).
Within a few years he developed the Class 1000 register which was in production for 40 years, and the O.K. Telephone Credit Authorization system for verifying credit in department stores.
Dalam beberapa tahun kemudian, ia juga mengembangkan mesin kasir Kelas 1000 yang lalu diproduksi selama 40 tahun, dan O.K. Telephone Credit Authorization untuk memverifikasi kredit di toserba.
Deeds and Kettering went on to found Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company which later became the Delco Electronics Division of General Motors.
Sedangkan Deeds dan Kettering kemudian mendirikan Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company yang lalu menjadi divisi Delco Electronics dari General Motors.
The philosophy was to sell a business function rather than just a piece of machinery.
Filosofi dari panduan tersebut adalah untuk menjual fungsi, bukan sekadar mesin.
Sales demonstrations were set up in hotels (away from the distractions of the buyer's business) depicting a store interior complete with real merchandise and real cash.
Demonstrasi penjualan dilakukan di hotel (jauh dari toko milik pembeli) dengan mensimulasikan interior toko yang dilengkapi dengan barang-barang dan uang tunai.
The sale prospect was described as the "P.P." or "Probable Purchaser."
Prospek penjualan dideskripsikan sebagai "P.P." atau "Pembeli Potensial."
Patterson's "Get a Receipt" campaign was one of the world's first advertising campaigns.
Kampanye "Get a Receipt" buatan Patterson pun merupakan salah satu kampanye iklan pertama di dunia.
Some historians have referred to company owner John Patterson as the "father of industrial welfare."
Sejumlah sejarawan juga menyebut John Patterson sebagai "bapak kesejahteraan industrial."
Some of the company's welfare initiatives include safety devices, drinking fountains, baths, lockers, chairs and back support for machine operators, indoor bathrooms and a ventilation system to provide clean air.
Sejumlah inisiatif kesejahteraan dari perusahaan ini meliputi perangkat keselamatan, keran air minum, kamar mandi, loker, kursi dan penyangga punggung untuk operator mesin, serta sistem ventilasi untuk menyediakan udara bersih.
By 1911 it had sold one million machines and had grown to almost 6,000 employees.
Pada tahun 1911, perusahaan ini telah berhasil menjual 1 juta unit mesin kasir dan mempekerjakan hampir 6.000 orang.
In 1912 the company was found guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act.
Pada tahun 1912, perusahaan ini divonis bersalah melanggar Undang-Undang Antitrust Sherman.
Patterson, Deeds, Watson and 25 other NCR executives and managers were convicted of illegal anti-competitive sales practices and were sentenced to one year of imprisonment.
Patterson, Deeds, Watson, dan 25 orang pimpinan NCR lain juga divonis melakukan praktek penjualan anti-kompetitif ilegal, sehingga dipenjara selama 1 tahun.
Two million cash register units were sold by 1922, the year John Patterson died.
Pada tahun 1922, saat John Patterson meninggal, perusahaan ini telah berhasil menjual 2 juta unit mesin kasir.
During the first World War, NCR manufactured fuses and aircraft instrumentation, and during World War II built aero-engines, bomb sights and code-breaking machines, including the American bombe designed by Joseph Desch.
Selama Perang Dunia II, perusahaan ini memproduksi mesin pesawat terbang, alat bidik bom, dan mesin pemecah kode, termasuk bombe yang dirancang oleh Joseph Desch.
NCR Book Award Biles, George E. "John Henry Patterson's contributions to industrial welfare".
Biles, George E. "John Henry Patterson's contributions to industrial welfare".
ISSN 0190-0692 Friedman, Walter A. "John H. Patterson and the sales strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922."
"John H. Patterson and the sales strategy of the National Cash Register Company, 1884 to 1922."
Grand Plans: Business Progressivism and Social Change in Ohio's Miami Valley, 1890-1929 (1988) excerpt pp 18–42 on NCR Official website NCR Corporation at the Encyclopædia Britannica NCR IPS UK Business data for NCR Voyix:
Grand Plans: Business Progressivism and Social Change in Ohio's Miami Valley, 1890-1929 (1988) excerpt pp 18–42 on NCR Situs web resmi NCR Corporation di Encyclopædia Britannica NCR IPS UK Report of Dundee Redundancies Diarsipkan 2007-01-24 di Wayback Machine.