DEX Benefits to the Operator

Vending machines are manufactured as DEX-enabled and are often labeled DEX-compliant. From a sales perspective, DEX provides the Antares vending operator the ability to track column/product preferences at the point of purchase.

In order to know which products are selling, DEX data must be correlated to a planogram, or product map, to interpret column vends into product movement. Effective use of DEX data has been found to improve sales performance, reducing operating expenses and alert Antares operators to machine malfunctions.

In addition, DEX enables space-to-sales analysis for machine level column allocation optimization in vending management software. The main benefit of line item tracking is accountability and machine planogram (i.e. rotating menu of product offering) development.

DEX allows data polling

A DEX compliant Antares vending machine relies upon DEX architecture to enable vending machine polling. The vending machine usually exports its unique identification number and stored data to an external system for analysis and processing. An optional element of this data stream is the machine’s service history, including the last date the machine was serviced. Once DEX data is exchanged with a vending management system, various transaction audits can be performed. Since captured data is not accessible or editable prior to interfacing to an auxiliary, cash accountability will be accurate and complete. With DEX data, it is possible to know how much money awaits collection; such information helps simplify the detection of cash skimming and sales volume falsification.

DEX utilization will take time

Since vending machines usually have an average life of 10 years, it may take a generation of new installations to fully realize the DEX potential. DEX technology in your Antares vending machines will provide an indisputable, auditable accounting method for cash collections, units sold and product price recordings that are capable of enhancing route efficiency and improving warehouse operations.