{"id":249676,"date":"2026-05-19T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/running-a-tighter-operation-the-technology-shift-operators-cant-ignore\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T14:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:45:10","slug":"running-a-tighter-operation-the-technology-shift-operators-cant-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/running-a-tighter-operation-the-technology-shift-operators-cant-ignore\/","title":{"rendered":"Running a tighter operation: The technology shift operators can\u2019t ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Running a tighter operation: The technology shift operators can\u2019t ignore<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-19 14:39:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.vendingmarketwatch.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Many operators, Zimbler said, are working with multiple systems that were never designed to operate together. A typical operator might have multiple card readers; each tied to a different backend. The result, he said, is inefficiency that affects route planning, warehouse picking, reporting and day-to-day troubleshooting. Yet, operators often ignore technological shortcomings to focus on more immediate demands.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reality is, most operators are firefighting every day,\u201d Zimbler said. \u201cThey\u2019re servicing machines, fixing issues, restocking, trying to grow. They don\u2019t always have the time to step back and look at where the inefficiencies are.\u201d<\/p>\n

The solution he described is not simply a better VMS, but an enterprise-focused operating platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne system,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd of course, once you\u2019ve got all the data in one system, as a vending operator, there\u2019s all sorts of savings \u2014 mainly operational cost savings \u2014 that come into play which aren\u2019t necessarily calculated on the same part of the P&L sheet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not just about adding an extra 1 cent profit to a product. You\u2019re now saving valuable time of your staff, and you\u2019re able to service more machines, with fewer people, in a shorter period of time. And that could be anything from the actual servicing of the machines, to repairs, to maintenance, to downtime reporting, to backend reporting, to generating pick lists and actually packing those boxes for the machines,\u201d Zimbler added.<\/p>\n

Instead of treating vending management as a standalone function, the backend technology connects the entire operation, from machine data to warehouse activity to reporting, he said. Yet for a solution to be viable, it must be flexible. Operators are not going to replace existing hardware overnight, so any system that expects a clean slate will struggle to gain traction.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to meet operators where they are,\u201d Zimbler said. \u201cThat means being able to take data from different devices and bring it into…<\/p>\n

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