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vending industry," said Ryan Horch,
director of operations.
"By reducing spoilage, operators
will save money on input costs and
C3 takes the guesswork out of ordering, saving time," Horch said. "Inventory Trak has proven to produce ROI
[return on investment] for an operator
after one quarter of use."
POINTS OF SALE

With the exception of LightSpeed,
whose technology specifications do not
involve points of sale, all the service
providers we spoke with said their
vending operator management technology can be used at several different
points of sale. This includes micro markets, office coffee service, vending and
employer-paid services like pantry.
Jarecki noted that Gimme allows
hybrid routes to be "seamlessly transitioned," and all points of sale can be
managed with one app.
Horch added that Inventory Trak is
"very flexible."
Vagabond's platform can be used
at food trucks, delivery or order-ahead

sale points, charitable/social causes
and to sell office/janitorial supplies.
BACK-END REPORTING OPTIONS

LightSpeed offers an array of reports
that show data in categories ranging
from detailing which products are
out of stock in the warehouse to how
many items each employee picked on
a given day.
Vagabond members can use sales
reports the VMS provides to adjust
account offerings to match consumers'
desires, increase operational profitability and generally maximize sales,
Jorquera said.
"Vagabond is a unique VMS
provider in that it supplies purchase
transactional information down to the
second for all cashless and cash transactions, through its Insight telemetry
hardware, thanks to its MDB-focused
design," Jorquera said. "VMS reports
are readily available to be exported as
CSV files to be used with any other
accounting or ERP software for further
customization and use." Since 2015,
Vagabond VMS has been accessible to

the vision impaired. The app integrates
seamlessly with Apple's native Accessibility functions, allowing vision
impaired operators across the U.S. to
manage their businesses, improve their
businesses' profitability and increase
their livelihood.
Gimme's multi-variable reporting tool is available in real-time and
can be viewed on any device, including phones and tablets, Jarecki said.
Gimme built VMS mobile-first, making it harmonious with other apps
and allowing users to visualize and
manage their entire operation, from
warehouses to delivery locations.
Custom integrations are available for
suppliers' needs, and operators can
export report data to XLS, CSV and
PDF file formats with ease. Gimme
VMS's bisynchronous data syncing
[both sending and receiving devices
already "talking" before data transmission begins] makes loading times
minimal. Their software also provides
an activity feed for all employee
actions, like product and schedule
changes, and in-app messaging keeps

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