DEX IN VENDING OPERATIONS

DEX is an acronym which stands for Digital EXchange. It is a Uniform Code Standard which was originally created for the grocery industry. The DEX standard was chosen as the foundation for the Vending Industry Data Transfer Standard (VIDTS) in 1990, when the Vending Industry came together with NAMA to create a communication standard to allow Vending Machines to communicate their transaction information to Handheld computers. The data which is defined includes, among others:
• Cash Meter sales
• Vend Count by column
• Price set for each column
• Value of Coin in the Coin box
• Value of Bills in the bill stacker
The prime reason of using standard DEX technology in the vending operations is better cash management. It helps in tamper proof cash audit, same day cash settlement, provides change fund audit data, cash accountability report, end of day report. This technology helps you sell or acquire new accounts. It can very well be kept under the hidden benefits of DEX. The operators who can demonstrate electronic management of machines will be rendered as more trust worthy. It leads to the vendor’s ability to show historical sales by item. The satisfaction of delivering the best services is derived out of it. With DEX you can acquire the merchandising data. With its usage the sales can be increased by up to 25%.
Some of the long term benefits of adopting DEX can be mentioned as follows:
• Sets the foundation for wireless or online data.
• All wireless systems will be built on item level and DEX.
• Wide area polling, cash card payments need DEX/ item level.
• NAMA estimates average routes are $5500/wk.
• Pre kitting can give you $10000 per week routes.
• Truck estimate routes can give you $9000 routes.
For those Planet Antares vending operators who were hesitant to adopt DEX in their vending operations, the technology has removed doubts and proved as a key to intelligent vending.