STOCK CONTROL


Future-proof stock control


Demand for efficient stock control systems is important in vending, and even more so during times of unpredictability. Here VI speaks to vending’s software giants to find out how modern- day solutions can help not just today but well into the future.


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he essentials of stock control are fundamental – knowing what you’ve got; what you’ve not got; what you’re likely to need and when; and within vending, how to maximise profit from stock without impairing


customer satisfaction. Jed Fraser, SB Software communications, argues that the trick is to


“implement, monitor and manage stock control ever better, both in the present, and increasingly looking ever more reliably, ever further, into the future”. “With technology – and the right data (in terms of both quality and


quantity) – we now have tools to help us in ways that were only dreamt of about five years ago.


18 | vendinginternational-online.com SB Software’s Vendmanager is its go-to solution in delivering tangible


benefits in stock control through integration of data across the board, powerful flexible reporting, and software “wizards” to automate recurring tasks. It has also recently released the Warehouse App using mobile devices to streamline processes within the warehouse. Vendmanager has been successfully implemented at SuperCups in Kent,


effectively optimising operations for the independent vending operator. Neil Irons, commercial director at SuperCups said: “Vendmanager has


been key to us automating the replenishment of product requirements for our field staff. What was a labour-intensive, manual process, has now been


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