Competitive Advantages of Offline over Online system

ON-LineOFF-Line
High implement costLow implement cost
Transaction is slowerTransaction is fast
Need a reliable & low latency networkLess dependent on network
The server requires high performance and
high availability
No need for high performance &
high availability server
7/24 supportno need for 7/24 support
High operating costLow operating cost
Operating cost is directly dependent
on the number of users, and the number
of concurrent transactions.
Operating cost is independent of
the user population and the
number of transactions.

Author: Keith Lau

The writer has over 19 years of experience in the related industry. To learn more about the financial model of an automatic fare collection system

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