What are the advantages and disadvantages of vending machines?

With the development of artificial intelligence self-service, more and more vending machines have appeared in people’s field of vision. Schools, factories, hospitals, and shopping malls can be said to be everywhere. Although vending machines have been around for a long time, with the development of modern economy and technology, the types have become more numerous and the functions have become more and more perfect. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of common vending machines?

First let’s look at the advantages of vending machines:

①It not only supports traditional cash payment such as banknotes and coins, but also supports mobile payment such as We Chat, Ali pay, Baidu Wallet, etc., and can even use face recognition for face payment.

②It is open 24 hours a day to meet the needs of customers in various time periods, and it does not require clerks to be on duty, which greatly saves labor costs.

③ The data can be viewed directly in the background, and the operation process is also relatively easy. An operation team can manage dozens of machines at the same time, and replenish the goods on time according to the background.

④Storefront cost is low. Unmanned vending machines do not have high storefront rents, they can be put in a square meter, and they do not require storefront decoration, so the entry threshold is low.

There are many advantages of vending machines, but it is undeniable that it also has some disadvantages. The disadvantages of vending machines mainly include the following 3 points: 1. The vending machine has a limited inventory of cabinets and a single item, which cannot well meet customer needs.

②You don’t know when the machine will go wrong and need to be maintained from time to time, otherwise the damage of the machine will easily affect the customer’s mood.

③ Some vending machines are time-consuming and labor-intensive to replenish, have many mechanical movements, and have a high failure rate.

Although there are many types of vending machines on the market, they all have advantages and disadvantages, such as large space, high failure rate, small space, single product, large space, many commodities, high price, slow cooling speed, and automatic vending machines. Each cargo lane of the cargo machine has its own shortcomings and advantages. In this case, instead of choosing the vending machine on the market, it is better to customize the vending machine by yourself. High cargo, durable, and low operating costs.

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