The basic knowledge of the vending machine ( 2)

The vending machine ( 自动售货机,VEM) Is based on input of coin machine automatically pay for the goods. The vending machine is the common use of the commercial automation equipment, it is not restricted by time and place, can save manpower, convenient transactions. Is a kind of brand-new commercial retail form, also known as the miniature supermarket open 24 hours a day. At present domestic common vending machine will be divided into four kinds: drink vending machine, food vending machines, integrated vending machine, cosmetics vending machine. Vending machine is a kind of brand-new commercial retail form, since the 1970 s, Japan and Europe and the United States. It is also known as miniature supermarket open 24 hours a day. In Japan, 70% of canned drinks are sold by vending machines. The world famous beverage maker Coca-Cola company in the world is 500000 drinks vending machine. All over the country in Japan, has a total of 5. 5 million vending machine ( According to statistics, 1998) , sales of 6. 89694887 trillion yen for the world. In the vending machine on display screen, enter the product number and purchase quantity, money and, after the goods will come out from the pickup mouth, even from food vending machine can also buy a warm noodles and rice. Although Japan vending machine always pounced just below the United States ( According to statistics for 6. 89 million, 1997) , but, from the point of population number is the highest in the world, has an average 35 people in the United States, and Japan to 23 people possess one. The development prospects of the vending machine from the developing trend of the vending machine, it is because the labor-intensive to technology-intensive industry structure the product of social transformation. Mass production, mass consumption and consumption mode and the change of marketing environment, demands a new circulation channels; Relative supermarkets, department stores and the generation of new circulation channels such as shopping center, Labour cost is rising; Coupled with the limitation of the site and the convenience of shopping these factors, the vending machine machine can develop as a must. From the broad sense is put in a coin, paper money, credit card can sell goods such as machinery, will tell from the narrow sense is the mechanical automatic selling goods. From the conditions of supply, vending machine can supplement the shortage of human resources fully, to adapt to the consumption environment and the change of consumption pattern, the vending system can be more easily, 24 hours a day operations require less capital, the area is small, have a curiosity to attract people to buy their own performance, is a good way to solve the problem of artificial cost rise, and other advantages. The vending machine industry is heading for the information and further realize the rationalization. Practice online, for example, the vending machines over a telephone line inventory information transmit all operating points of the computer in a timely manner, to ensure that the goods sent, supplement and selected goods smoothly. And, in order to prevent global warming, the development of the vending machine is committed to energy saving, energy saving of cool and refreshing drinks vending machine become the mainstream of the industry. In the summer peak electricity consumption, the models of the vending machine turn off even in cooler can maintain a low temperature, under the condition of compared with the previous vending machine, it can save 10-15% of its electricity. In the 21st century, the vending machine will also further to save resources and energy and high functional direction. Automation is the development trend of the future, both manufacturing, services and retail. We will see more equipment to replace artificial. Under such a big trend, vending machine industry a bright future.