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Spangler, Jennifer Anne LaBarge. "Beverage Vending Purchasing Patterns and Attitudes in Southwest Virginia High School Students." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31757.
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<em>Beverage Vending Purchasing Patterns and Attitudes in Southwest Virginia High School Students</em>
<p>Purpose: This article examines changes in attitude and beverage consumption after a school-wide policy change replacing sweetened beverages in vending machines with 100% juice and bottled water. </p>
<p>Methods: Written questionnaires were administered three times to high school students (n = 278) in an ethnically-diverse, southwest Virginia school district. X ² analysis was utilized and test-retest reliability was assessed with intra-class correlation coefficients. </p>
<p>Results: Pearson correlation coefficients for reliability between test and re-test displayed a range from r =0.53 to r =0.73. There were no significant differences in demographics (gender and ethnicity) between time periods. X ² analysis revealed students were significantly more likely to choose healthier beverage vending options after one year compared to baseline (P<0.01). Although beverage vending purchases declined to near significance immediately following the change, there were no significant changes observed between baseline and follow-up (P<0.05). X ² analysis revealed no significant (P<0.05) changes in outside purchase patterns. Students also indicated that the top reasons for snack/beverage choices were hunger, taste, and price. </p>
<p>Conclusion: This suggests that students purchase what is convenient and available, regardless of choices. Therefore, environmental changes may be beneficial to promote healthier beverage choices among adolescents.</p><br>Master of Science
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Comellini, Luca. "Vending Machines avanzate basate su principi di Physical Web e Internet of Things." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/9082/.
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La costante evoluzione tecnologica sta portando alla luce nuove possibilità, che un tempo non erano nemmeno immaginabili. Uno dei settori che si è rivoluzionato maggiormente negli ultimi anni è quello delle telecomunicazioni e questo ha portato sia a una riduzione dei costi per le connessioni a Internet, sia ad un aumento delle loro capacità e prestazioni; di conseguenza queste connessioni sono diventate più accessibili e affidabili permettendo alle persone e alle cose di accedere a Internet quasi ininterrottamente.
Questo sviluppo sta portando innumerevoli benefici, ma come ciascuna innovazione tecnologica, tuttavia, i benefici si accompagnano a nuove sfide.
In questo elaborato viene dapprima analizzato lo stato dell’arte, i benefici, le problematiche e gli attuali interessi da parte di alcuni dei maggiori player verso l’Internet of Things.
Vengono poi prese in considerazione due problematiche: l'individuazione e l'interazione con gli oggetti connessi a Internet, portando come esempio l'utilizzo e la ricerca di una vending machine, un distributore automatico. Proponendo una soluzione, in primo luogo è stato effettuato lo sviluppo di un ecosistema che sfrutta le potenzialità del Physical Web, implementando ad hoc ogni componente, dall'emissione del beacon Eddystone-URL alla visualizzazione della pagina ad esso associata. In secondo luogo questa è stata creata un'applicazione Android che sfrutta l'altro tipo di frame offerto dalla piattaforma beacon di Google, l'Eddystone-UID. Queste due applicazioni vengono quindi analizzate e messe a confronto, per individuare i punti forti e le mancanze delle rispettive piattaforme.
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JUDICE, PAULA ANDRADE. "DEMAND FORECASTING IN THE LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT OF PERISHABLE PRODUCTS SOLD BY VENDING MACHINES." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2005. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=6719@1.
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Esta dissertação analisa o problema da gestão de estoque
de sanduíches de uma
empresa prestadora de serviços de alimentação, a Tok Take
Alimentação Ltda. Para
tanto, foi feito um levantamento bibliográfico na área de
gestão de estoques e de
previsão de demanda. Para o estudo de caso, dados
históricos do consumo diário de
sanduíches em um determinado cliente foram coletados e
submetidos à análise por
meio de dois métodos de previsão de demanda: o método de
médias móveis dupla e o
método de amortecimento direto para dados sazonais. Desta
forma, foram
determinados dois modelos que possibilitam a previsão de
demanda diária deste
produto.<br>This report analyzes the issue of managing the inventory
of sandwiches of a
food vending enterprise, Tok Take Alimentação Ltda. For
that purpose, a
bibliographic survey was made on inventory management and
demand forecasting.
In the case studied it was found that no gain could be
obtained by expanding the
replenishment period. Hence the analysis turned its focus
to demand forcasting. For
the case study, historical data of sandwich consumption at
a specific client site were
colected and submited to analysis by means of two
forecasting methods namely:
double moving average and direct smoothing for seasonal
data. After that, a model
that enables daily forecasting of that product`s demand
was determined.
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Nguyen, Vu Bao Chau, and Diane Mpambara. "Customer Trial of Self-Service Technology : An investigation of vending machines for non-prescription drugs." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15801.
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Background In the context of the deregulation in the pharmaceutical industry in Sweden, many new business chances have been created. The rising numbers of players in the market started up the race for gaining market shares and attracting customers with new products and services. One of the new players, GreenCross AB, introduced MiniApotek, a vending machine of non-prescription medicine, to the Swedish market. The business concept is to provide a new, secured and convenient way of buying non-prescription medicine to the Swedish society. However, there is a gap between the retailer’s business expectation and the customers’ perception of this new service. Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to investigation the different factors that affect potential customers’ trial behavior of self-service technology. Specifically, the researchers explore and examine the main factors that directly manipulate customers’ trial at MiniApotek. Method A quantitative approach is applied in this thesis to identify the key factors and explain their strong influence to trial. The empirical data collected from conducting a survey at Stockholm University, was combined with e-mail communication with GreenCross AB. These materials were analyzed in accordance with the three applied theories, the product concept, pre-purchase stage in consumers’ decision making process and model of customers’ trial of self-service technologies. Conclusion The researchers conclude that there is a strong influence of inertia, need for personal interaction, technology anxiety and perceived risk on the trial of potential customers at MiniApotek. It is found that these factors have a negative effect on the adoption process of MiniApotek in Swedish market. Consequently, the authors think GreenCross AB needs to get a better understanding of the real market need and take these factors into great consideration, as well as find a better strategy to improve the company’s business situation.
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Morais, Afonso Miguéis de. "Análise e otimização da gestão de stocks numa empresa de vending machines do sector alimentar." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/16926.
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Mestrado em Gestão e Estratégia Industrial<br>Num mundo cada vez mais competitivo e global, onde a otimização dos recursos e serviços tem um impacto bastante significativo na performance das empresas, este trabalho final de mestrado tem como objectivo analisar uma empresa do sector alimentar especializada em Vending Machines medindo a sua competitividade e performance através da gestão de Stocks que prioriza e reduz todos os custos operacionais.
Para esse efeito, foram recolhidos dados da empresa (cujo nome nunca será referido, por motivos de confidencialidade) exclusivamente inserida no sector alimentar.
Neste presente estudo, é primeiramente definido o conceito de procura e a sua respectiva relevância para uma correcta utilização de modelos de gestão de Stocks inseridos na gestão da cadeia de Abastecimento, e o impacto desta, na sustentabilidade e eficiência operacional e financeira das empresas<br>In a world, which is more and more competitive and global, where the optimization of resources and services has a significant impact on the performance of companies, this end of master ́s project has the objective to analyse a company in the food sector specialised in Vending Machines measuring its competiveness and performance through stock management that prioritizes and reduces all operational costs.
For this effect, company data was collected (due to confidentiality the company ́s name will never be disclosed) exclusively inserted in the food sector.
In this current study, it is primarily defined the concept of demand and its respective relevance for a correct use of stock management inserted in supply chain management, and its impact, on operational and financial sustainability and efficiency of companies.<br>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Batistella, Júnior Zeno. "O papel das Vending Machines no canal de distribuição de empresas brasileiras : um estudo exploratório." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/77745.
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A economia mundial acompanha o avanço da ciência e da tecnologia, enquanto o preço do trabalho e dos recursos materiais tornam-se cada vez mais caros, forçando empresas a buscarem reduções em seus custos para, consequentemente, atingirem um maior nível de rentabilidade. Nesse contexto, as vending machines, além de serem caracterizadas pelo intenso grau de inovação tecnológica, possuem uma concepção importante no sentido de oferecerem menores custos de instalação e de mão de obra. No Brasil, a utilização de vending machines vem crescendo de maneira acelerada desde a década passada, especialmente junto a empresas fabricantes de produtos de conveniência, e essas máquinas tornam-se cada vez mais importantes, consolidando esse inovador sistema de distribuição. Diante disso, a presente pesquisa buscou compreender qual o papel das vending machines para empresas fabricantes de produtos de conveniência no Brasil enquanto membros do canal de distribuição. O método de pesquisa utilizado foi o estudo multicaso, sendo quatro o número de unidades de análise que concordaram em participar da pesquisa. Os resultados sugerem que os principais aspectos que compõem o papel das vending machines estão a relacionados à divulgação de marcas e à fidelização dos clientes, bem como à realização de novas vendas e à comercialização de produtos de maior valor agregado.<br>The global economy follows the advance of science and technology, while the price of labor and material resources become increasingly expensive, forcing companies to seek reductions in their costs, so, consequently, achieve higher levels of profitability. In this context, vending machines, besides being characterized by intense degree of technological innovation, have an important conception in order to offer lower installation costs and labor. In Brazil, the use of vending machines has been growing at an accelerated pace since the past decade, especially with the manufacturers of convenience products, and these machines become increasingly important, consolidating this innovative distribution system. Therefore, this study aimed to understand the role of vending machines for manufacturers of convenience products in Brazil as members of distribution channel. The method used was the multi case study, and four was the number of units of analysis which have agreed to participate in the research. The results suggest that the main aspects which make up the role of vending machines are related to the disclosure of brands and customer loyalty, as well as the implementation of new sales and the transaction of products with higher added value.
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Guimarães, Vasco Cravo Baptista Peres. "Contributos da Big Data aplicados à gestão da cadeia de abastecimento de smart vending machines." Master's thesis, Universidade de Aveiro, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10773/18608.
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Mestrado em Engenharia e Gestão Industrial<br>A presente dissertação versa sobre os contributos da Big Data na gestão da cadeia de abastecimento com enfoque em smart vending machines. Pretende-se, pois, fazer uma prova de conceito aos impactos da informação no quotidiano das organizações.
Para tal, é apresentada uma revisão bibliográfica sobre os conceitos e tendências da Big Data. Depois, é introduzido o tema da venda automática, sendo aduzidos os principais problemas resultantes da operação do smart vending. Por fim, é introduzido um modelo de análise e interpretação que serve de base a uma reflexão crítica e à apresentação de propostas de melhoria para o setor.
Por fim, concluem-se os contributos positivos da Big Data no quotidiano das organizações, traduzindo-se na simplificação da operação, nomeadamente nos processos logísticos, e na abertura de novos canais de comunicação com os consumidores, que gera novas oportunidades e favorece a relação com estes.<br>This dissertation deals with the contributions of Big Data in the supply chain management with a focus on smart vending machines. The aims to do a proof of concept at the information impacts on the daily life of organizations.
It is presented a literature review of the concepts and trends in Big Data. Then, it is introduced the topic of vending and put forward the main problems resulting from smart vending operation. Finally, it is introduced an analysis and interpretation model that serves as a basis for critical reflection and presentation of proposals for improvement for the sector.
Finally, we conclude to the positive contributions of Big Data in everyday organizations, resulting in the operation simplification, particularly in logistics processes, and opening new channels of communication with consumers, which creates new opportunities and promotes the relationship with these.
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Зозуля, Р. В. "Розвиток вендінгового бізнесу на регіональному ринку ритейлу". Thesis, Чернігів, 2021. http://ir.stu.cn.ua/123456789/24947.
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Зозуля, Р. В. Розвиток вендінгового бізнесу на регіональному ринку ритейлу : випускна кваліфікаційна робота : 076 «Підприємництво, торгівля та біржова діяльність» / Р. В. Зозуля ; керівник роботи Н. В. Іванова ; НУ "Чернігівська політехніка", кафедра підприємництва і торгівлі. – Чернігів, 2021. – 78 с.<br>Об’єкт дослідження – процес розвитку підприємництва в умовах карантинних обмежень на основі розробки та реалізації стартап-проектів в сфері вендінгового бізнесу.
Предмет дослідження – сукупність теоретичних положень та практичних рішень щодо розвитку вендінгового бізнесу на регіональному ринку ритейлу.
Метою роботи є розробити актуальний механізм започаткування підприємницької справи для розвитку регіонального ринку ритейлу в умовах карантинних обмежень, пов’язаних з епідемією COVID-19, на основі реалізації стартап-проектів у сфері вендінгового бізнесу.
Методи дослідження – спостереження, вимірювання, опис, порівняння, аналіз, синтез, індукція, дедукція, аналогія і деякі інші.
В першому розділі досліджено інформацію про вендінгову торгівлю та апарати, їх механізми роботи, споживчі властивості, асортимент та класифікаційні ознаки.
В другому розділі досліджено та описано світові, європейські та українські бренди виробників вендінгових апаратів, проаналізовано регіональний ринок ритейлу та законодавство щодо вендінгової торгівлі. .
В третьому розділі наведено рекомендації щодо організаційно-технічного, маркетингового та фінансового забезпечення стартап-проєкту у сфері вендінгового бізнесу а також проведено розрахунки рентабельності такої діяльності.<br>The object of research-is the process of business development under quarantine restrictions based on the development and implementation of startup projects in the field of vending business.
The subject of research-is a set of theoretical provisions and practical solutions for the development of vending business in the regional retail market.
The aim of the work-is to develop an up-to-date mechanism for starting a business for the development of the regional retail market in the conditions of quarantine restrictions related to the COVID-19 epidemic, based on the realization of startup projects in the vending business.
Research methods - observation, measurement, description, comparison, analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, analogy and some others.
The first section examines information about vending trade and devices, their mechanisms of operation, consumer properties, range and classification features. .
The second section examines and describes the global, European and Ukrainian brands of vending machine manufacturers, analyzes the regional retail market and legislation on vending trade. .
The third section provides recommendations for organizational, technical, marketing and financial support of a startup project in the field of vending business, as well as calculations of the profitability of such activities. .
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DePriest, Ashley. "The Nutrition Environment Measurements Survey: An Assessment of the Vending Machine Food and Drink Environment at Georgia State University." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/nutrition_theses/12.
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Purpose: Vending machines are a component of the food environment that influences dietary choices. Previous vending machine studies have focused on schools and work sites. The purpose of this study was to utilize the Nutrition Environment Measurements Survey-Vending (NEMS-V) online tool to evaluate and rank the nutritional value of the vending environment of a large urban university.
Methods: A sample size of 40 vending machines at Georgia State University (GSU) was chosen. A list of products in each machine was recorded and given either a red, yellow or green ranking based on their nutrient content. Finally, the NEMS-V online tool was used to generate a report card for each individual machine and for the entire university.
Results: No vending machines were given either the Gold (greater than 50% items ranked green or yellow) or Silver (greater than 40% items ranked green or yellow) ranking. Five machines were given the Bronze level ranking, which meant the machines contained at least 30% yellow or green items. The remaining 35 machines contained less than 30% green or yellow items and were therefore not able to be awarded a ranking. Out of the 40 total machines sampled, less than 30% of them could be ranked and therefore the university could not be given an overall award. Conclusions: The poor nutritional quality of the vending environment at Georgia State University indicates a need for change. Improving the number of vending items from red to yellow or green will offer more variety and more nutritious choices for students.
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Kasetsuwan, Rit. "Eco battery exchange system /." Online version of thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1850/11223.
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Bastos, Sandra Daniela Vieira. "Máquinas automáticas dispensadoras de bebidas quentes : inspeção e avaliação da presença de microrganismos potencialmente patogénicos." Master's thesis, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/21662.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Segurança Alimentar<br>RESUMO - Estima-se que 600 milhões de pessoas adoecem depois da ingestão de alimentos contaminados, resultando em mais de 420 mil mortes. Na indústria do vending, conhecem-se poucos surtos de toxinfeção alimentar associados à utilização das máquinas dispensadoras de bebidas quentes, mas tendo em conta o aumento da procura deste tipo de serviços e a especificidade dos equipamentos, são prementes estudos adicionais. Neste contexto, os objetivos principais do presente estudo foram realizar a inspeção de 19 máquinas dispensadoras de bebidas quentes de acordo com uma check list previamente definida e pesquisar a ocorrência de microrganismos potencialmente patogénicos e/ou deteriorantes. Em paralelo, foram recolhidas amostras de superfícies e consumíveis, tendo sido pesquisados fungos, bactérias Gram-positivas como, Bacillus cereus, Enterococcus spp. e Staphylococcus spp., e Gram-negativas, Escherichia coli e Pseudomonas spp. Alguns dos microrganismos recolhidos foram ainda avaliados quanto à sua capacidade de produzir biofilme, resistência a antibióticos e atividade hemolítica, de forma a inferir acerca do seu potencial patogénico.
As inspeções revelaram baixa incidência de “não conformidades”, e o ponto mais referenciado (15,7%) foi sujidades no balde e tabuleiro de resíduos). A análise microbiana revelou a predominância de bolores e leveduras nas amostras em estudo. Pseudomonas spp., apesar de menos frequentes, atingiram as maiores contagens (105UFC/cm2) e 7,9% das amostras de superfícies, obteve valores acima do limite legal estabelecido para estafilococos coagulase positivos. Uma das amostras de água, revelou possuir Enterococcus spp., resultado considerado insatisfatório, do ponto de vista legal. Verificou-se ainda que os microrganismos em estudo têm diferentes níveis de potencial de patogenicidade, com Pseudomonas spp. a destacarem-se dentro do grupo analisado, pela elevada produção de biofilme e resistência a antibióticos como imipenem (75%) e aztreonam (100%).
Em conclusão, ficou demonstrado que apesar de não existir correlação entre a percentagem de “não conformidades” e a presença de microrganismos, a ampla disseminação de bolores e leveduras indica falhas no processo de higienização. A presença de Pseudomonas spp., com capacidade de formar biofilmes, associadas a um fenótipo de resistência a antibióticos clinicamente importantes é um dado preocupante. Adicionalmente, tendo em conta os resultados obtidos e o escasso número de estudos nesta área do conhecimento, recomenda-se a continuação destas análises, de forma a garantir a segurança do consumidor de bebidas dispensadas por este tipo de equipamento.<br>ABSTRACT - Hot beverage dispensing machines : inspection, microbial isolation and evaluation of pathogenicity potencial - An estimated 600 million people fall ill after eating contaminated food, resulting in more than 420.000 deaths. In the vending industry, there are few outbreaks of foodborne illness associated with the use of hot beverages machines but given the increase demand for this type of services and the specificity of the equipment, more studies are needed. In this context, the main objectives of the present study were to inspect 19 hot beverage dispensing machines, according to a previously defined check list, and investigate the occurrence of potentially pathogenic and/or deteriorating microorganisms. In parallel, samples of surfaces and consumables were collected. The presence of fungi, Gram positive bacteria such as Bacillus cereus, Enterococcus spp. and Staphylococcus spp. and Gram negative, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas spp., was assessed. Some of the microorganisms collected were also evaluated for their ability to produce biofilm, antibiotic resistance, and hemolytic activity, to infer on their pathogenicity potencial. Inspections revealed a low incidence of "non-conformities", with point 8 (bucket and waste tray), as the most referred (15.7%). Microbial analysis revealed the predominance of molds and yeasts in the samples under study. Pseudomonas spp., although less frequent, reached the highest counts (10 5CFU/cm2) and 7.9% of surface samples exceeded the established legal limit concerning coagulase positive staphylococci. One of the water samples revealed Enterococcus spp., an unsatisfactory result, from the legal point of view. It was also verified that the microorganisms under study possess different levels of pathogenicity potential, with Pseudomonas spp. standing out within the analyzed group, due to the high production of biofilm and antibiotic resistance to aztreonam (100%) and imipenem (75%). In conclusion, it was demonstrated that although no correlation could be found between the percentage of "nonconformities" and the presence of microorganisms, the wide spread of molds and yeasts indicates flaws in the hygiene process. The presence of Pseudomonas spp., with the ability to form biofilms, associated with a phenotype of resistance to clinically important antibiotics is a worrisome fact. Considering the results obtained and the small number of studies in this area of knowledge, it is recommended that these analyses should continue to ensure the safety of consumers of beverages dispensed by this type of equipment.<br>N/A
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Tapia, Palma Rodolfo Andrés, and Manríquez Marcos Alexis León. "Sports Vending Machine." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2017. http://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/149995.
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TESIS PARA OPTAR AL GRADO DE MAGÍSTER EN ADMINISTRACIÓN<br>Rodolfo Andrés Tapia Palma [Parte I],
Marcos Alexis León Manríquez [Parte II]<br>El presente plan de negocios tiene sus inicios en la detección de necesidades que
han debido enfrentar tanto los autores del presente plan de negocios como los
distintos usuarios de gimnasios y centros deportivos. Estas necesidades van
relacionadas al uso de productos de cuidado personal, deportivos y artículos
ortopédicos (vendas, rodillera, etc) que son olvidados o se acaban cuando mas lo
requieren. Estas necesidades serán abordadas por Sports Vending Machine,
quien a través de la instalación de máquinas automáticas en el lugar donde
realizas deporte desarrolla su ventaja competitiva. Ventaja que se sustenta en
ofrecer respuesta a las necesidades en el momento en que lo necesitas. Uno de
los factores críticos de éxito es asegurar la operación el 100% del tiempo en que
gimnasios y centros deportivos (en donde se ubiquen estas máquinas) estén
abiertos al públco, por lo que se ha tomado la determinación de utilizar tecnologia
de punta, la cual permita garantizar una experiencia de compra satisfactoria.
Dada la falta de información acerca de la venta de productos en gimnasios y
centros deportivos se tomó la decisión de considerar la industria de gimnasios
como base de referencia. Esta industria durante el año 2016 mostró un 17% de
crecimiento con respecto al año anterior en cuanto a las personas que se
asociaron a un gimnasio o centro deportivo lo cual se tradujo en una industria de
más de US$170 millones. El Informe Latin American Report desarrollado por
IHRSA indica que actualmente sólo un 2,7% de la población nacional asiste a un
gimnasio, siendo que Argentina obtuvo un 6,4% y países desarrollados alcanzan
el 15%, lo cual muestra un mercado atractivo y con altas tasas de crecimiento
proyectado de cara al futuro.
El plan financiero se desarrolló a cinco años plazos el cual entregó resultados de
un VAN de 637.606 millones de pesos y una TIR de 39,6%, teniendo menos de 3
años1 como periodo de recuperación de la inversión.
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Celle, Sifuentes Luis Fernando, Guimaray Luis Antonio Palacios, and Lizárraga Aída Rosa Roqués. "Plan de Negocios – S.O.S. Vending Machine." Master's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/628234.
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El presente plan de negocios “S.O.S. Vending Machine” nace de una perspectiva innovadora en el rubro de distribución de productos, a través de una máquina expendedora, que responden a una necesidad particular como es el caso de productos de tocador, botica y de cuidado personal, la cual fue identificada por la necesidad que atravesamos todos en algún momento de nuestras vidas cuando salimos de viaje, de paseo o nos alejamos de nuestros hogares por temporadas cortas.
En los últimos años las ventas a través de máquinas expendedoras de productos tradicionales como gaseosas, golosinas y cafés dentro de empresas e instituciones ha crecido con el objetivo de dar un servicio adicional a sus clientes, también se aprecia que se ha incursionado en expender diferentes productos como jugos naturales, comida sana, útiles de oficina entre otros. Bajo el mismo principio también nace la idea de “S.O.S. Vending Machine”
Es por ello que “S.O.S. Vending Machine” se ubicará dentro de terminales terrestres y tendrá productos como bloqueadores, repelentes, desodorantes, shampoo, reacondicionador, peines, algodón, hiduroid entre otros. Tanto los dueños de las terminales terrestres como también los pasajeros y acompañantes se beneficiarán de este servicio que lo tendrán a la mano en los horarios de atención de dichas empresas.
Estamos seguros de que “S.O.S. Vending Machine” tendrá una exitosa acogida y superará las expectativas de los clientes finales, así como de los aliados, las empresas transportadoras.<br>This business plan “S.O.S. Vending Machine” is born from having an innovative perspective in the field of product distribution, through a vending machine, which respond to a particular need such as toiletries, pharmacy and care products, which was identified by the need we all go through at some times in our lives when we travel, walk or leave our homes for short periods.
In recent years, sales through vending machines of traditional products such as soft drinks, sweets and coffees in companies and institutions have grown with the aim of providing additional service to their customers, it is also appreciated that they have ventured into selling different products as natural juices, healthy food, office supplies and others. The idea of “S.O.S. Vending Machine” is also born under the same principle.
That is why “S.O.S. Vending Machine” will be located inside of the land terminals and will have products such as blockers, repellents, deodorants, shampoo, reconditioner, combs, cotton, hyduroid among others. Both the owners of the land terminals as well as the passengers and companions will benefit from this service that will have it at hand in the opening hours of these companies.
We are sure that “S.O.S. Vending Machine” will have a successful reception and will exceed the expectations of our final customers, as we as our allies, the transport companies.<br>Trabajo de investigación
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Smith, Philip E. "A comparison of reverse vending machine alternatives." Master's thesis, This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03172010-020021/.
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Röjås, Martin, and Christoffer Ahlström. "Framtida konsumtion på befintliga och nya handelsplatser : En plats- och konsumentundersökning för obemannade självservicebutiker." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Industriell teknik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-342016.
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Purpose This study has been conducted in order to investigate opportunities regarding theestablishment of technology-based self-service stores (TBSS). By studying proposedsites for establishment, information has been collected in order to be used in a factorrating analysis. Research questions 1. Where is the need for expanded service supply the greatest and what characterizesa number of potential establishments? 2. What impact does the marketing decision ‘people’ have in order to create anattractive store concept? 3. How does the need of goods and services differ as well as the marketing decision‘people’ between different potential establishment sites and different consumergroups? Methodology This master thesis has been conducted as a survey on planned establishments placesas well as an observation study of these. A qualitative approach has been usedwhenever respondent answers, from the questionnaire, were applied to the subquestions in order to be used as data for the research questions later on. Literatureconcerning marketing, establishment strategies and consumer needs has been of vitalimportance in this study. Conclusion Based on our study, we found that the need for increased service supply is greater inrural areas. What characterizes potential establishment sites is the distance to andnumber of potential consumers. When it comes to the importance of the marketingdecision ‘people’, it turned out that ‘service availability’ is far more important thanthat of ‘people’ which becomes a secondary feature in order to create an attractivestore concept. The need for good and services differs between the two differenttypes of establishment places. However, both consumer groups prefer to have food,but it differs when it comes to what type. Younger people tend to be more positivelycommitted to unmanned self-service.<br>Våra krav på service och tillgänglighet ökar samtidigt som samhället urbaniseras och fler pendlar mellan hemmet och arbetet. För att underlätta för konsumenten skulle en teknologibaserad självservice (TBSS) butik kunna fungera. Rapporten ämnade att ta reda på förutsättningarna för etablering av dessa butikskoncept och hur konsumentgrupper upplever attraktivitet även om butiken är utan personal. Vi utgår från McCarthy (1960) marknadsmix med de fyra konkurrensmedlen produkt, plats, pris, och promota. Marknadsmixen har sedan utökats till att även innehålla flera konkurrensmedel med personal som ett av dessa. För att ta reda på konsumenters behov av ett utökat serviceutbud utformades en enkät innehållande delfrågor som berörde hur konsumenter upplevde det nuvarande serviceutbudet, inställning till TBSS och behov av varor och tjänster. Denna enkät besvarades av resenärer på resecentrum och boende på fyra landsbygdsorter. En analys med hjälp av faktorvärdesmetoden utfördes på fem utvalda faktorer för att ge data till en observationsstudie rörande etablering. Från resultaten av enkätstudien upptäcktes att merparten av respondenterna var positivt inställda till TBSS, vilket innebär att konkurrensmedlet personal inte är avgörande när det kommer till att skapa ett attraktivt butikskoncept. De slutsatser som vi drar är att etableringsplatser behöver vara lättillgängliga för ett stort antal konsumenter för att vara värt att satsa på. De produkter som främst angavs var ätbara följt av biljett- och drivmedelstjänster. Analysen med hjälp av faktorvärdesmetoden exemplifierar på ett tydligt sätt hur företag i dagligvaruhandel kan jämföra etableringsplatser utifrån olika faktorer.
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Ahlström, Christoffer, and Martin Röjås. "Framtida konsumtion på befintliga och nya handelsplatser : En plats- och konsumentundersökning för obemannade självservicebutiker." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Industriell teknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-325858.
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Our demands on services and availability increases at the same time as the society gets more urbanized and more people tends to commute. In order to facilitate the consumer, technology based self-service (TBSS) stores might survive and thrive. This thesis had a focus on finding out the general public's perception on TBSS stores and how they perceive the availability even if it is unmanned. The extended marketing mix contains people as a means of competition and we wanted to investigate whether this competitive mean could be ruled out which would mean that the extended marketing mix needs to be revised. In order to find out the people's perception of the TBSS concept a short enquiry were constructed containing three questions. People from Uppsala central station and four countryside towns, corresponding to two percent of the population, answered this enquiry. In order to collect data for information concerning establishment a factor rating method with five chosen factors were performed. From the results of the enquiry we found that the majority of the respondents have a positive attitude towards TBSS, which means that the competitive mean people are not critical when it comes to consumer perception of accessibility; conclusion from this is that the extended marketing mix needs to be revised. The products that was stated most frequently were edible goods followed by ticket and fuel services. The analysis using the factor rating method exemplifies a way for companies to compare differents places for establishment from various chosen factors.<br>Våra krav på service och tillgänglighet ökar samtidigt som samhället urbaniseras och fler pendlar mellan hemmet och arbetet. För att underlätta för konsumenten skulle en teknologibaserad självservice (TBSS) butik kunna fungera. Rapporten ämnade att ta reda på konsumenters inställning till en TBSS butik och hur de upplever tillgängligheten även om butiken är obemannad. Vi utgår från McCarthy (1960) marknadsmix med de fyra konkurrensmedel produkt, plats, pris, och promota. Marknadsmixen har sedan utökats för att även innehålla flera konkurrensmedel med personal som ett av dessa. Vi ville undersöka om konkurrensmedlet personal kan uteslutas vilket skulle innebära en revidering av den utökade marknadsmixen. För att ta reda på konsumenters inställning till TBSS konceptet utformades en kort enkät innehållande tre frågor (nuvarande serviceutbud, varor och tjänster samt inställning till obemannad självservice). Denna enkät fick resenärer på resecentrum och boende på fyra landsbygdsorter, motsvarande två procent av populationen, svara på muntligt. En analys med hjälp av faktorvärdesmetod utfördes av fem utvalda faktorer för att ge data till en observationsstudie rörande etablering. Från resultaten av enkätstudien upptäcktes att merparten av respondenterna var positivt inställda till TBSS, vilket innebär att konkurrensmedlet personal inte är avgörande när det kommer till konsumenters uppfattning av tillgänglighet; detta innebär att den utökade marknadsmixen behöver revideras. De produkter som främst angavs var ätbara följt av biljett- och drivmedelstjänster. Analysen med hjälp av faktorvärdesmetoden exemplifierar på ett tydligt sätt hur företag kan jämföra olika etableringsplatser utifrån olika faktorer.
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REHMAT, BADDAR, and MUHAMMAD ISHFAQ. "Ticket Vending Machine for the Visually Impaired Persons." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20446.
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In the field of technology, every day new inventions are introduced in the society for promotion human beings life. By virtue of which all the citizens of society are facilitated according to their needs of life style. Most of the people from developed countries are benefited in all ways of life due to their nonstop efforts and struggle in the field of technology. However some are completely denied due to lack of awareness and lacking of technical education in the subject field. The handicapped people are not very well explored in each part of world, especially third world countries by the researchers. So we can claim it, for their weaknesses and so called interest to understand more about the handicapped people worldwide. To understanding about such people will provide us with opportunities to excel in the subfield. There is a big gap between the handicapped and society which causes to cut them off from society. This gap needs to be filled in, while carrying out researches in the desired fields. Our research area is related to ticket reservation machine for the visually impaired people, to make the process easy for them to buy ticket at their own from the ticketing machine. After studying different articles on the subject, it is proved that many inventions have already been done by researchers and others are in progress for helping out the handicapped people. We have presented screen prototypes of the interface of the ticketing machine for the visually impaired people. We collected many hardware devices as one kit which can be use in the machine for the visually impaired users. It will enhance their power of visual sense to perform tasks at their own. There are some principles to follow in building up any system for visually impaired or blind people. If followed these principles in true sense it will facilitate to make new interface designs for interaction with visually impaired or blind users in friendly way. In this way we can overcome the shortcomings between normal and visually impaired people, which will be a great achievement to serve the deprived people.
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Gutman, Sandra Mae. "The Factors that Influence Health Science Students' Vending Machine Choices." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1253291390.
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Lin, Calvin J. (Calvin Ja-Lwun) 1976. "A new lab for 6.111 : a coin operated vending machine controller." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/80101.
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Holmgren, Robin, and Mikael Bogren. "Design av dörr till kaffeautomat : Designing a door to a coffee vending machine." Thesis, University of Skövde, School of Technology and Society, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-106.
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<p>This report was written as a result of a Bachelor Degree Project at the School of Technology and Society at University of Skövde spring 2007, together with Jede AB in Mariestad. The report covers the development of a door to a coffee vending machine that is under construction, and will in a chronological order describe the project from ideas to final product.</p><p>The project started with a rather extensive feasibility study that thru market research and user tests sorted out the opinions of potential customers, concerning today’s available assortment. Technical areas concerning materials and manufacturing methods were also scrutinized for the consideration of the possibilities of a future production.</p><p>The next step was to constructively generate ideas and thoughts that later on could grow to be potential solutions. After several weeks of hard work and pieces of good advice and recommendations from the assigner, four comprehensive concepts were built up. After a deliberation, the project group at Jede determined to proceed with one of the concepts.</p><p>This concept was modeled in the CAD program Pro Engineer, and was later on used to produce a full-scale model of the door. After having evaluated the prototype and making the door compatible with the components that were to be used, a satisfying result approached.</p><p>When the project was brought to its end, all material was handed over to the assigner, including a computer model that will be used to manufacture moulding forms. If everything goes as planned, the coffee vending machine will be available on the market during the beginning of 2008.</p><p>To sum up the project a discussion concerning the assignment and all its matters will be brought up in the end of this report.</p><br><p>Denna rapport har skrivits i samband med ett examensarbete i integrerad produktutveckling på designingenjörsprogrammet vid Högskolan i Skövde våren 2007, i samarbete med Jede AB i Mariestad. Rapporten behandlar framtagningen av en ny dörr till en kaffeautomat som konstrueras på företaget, och beskriver projektet i kronologisk ordning från idé till färdig produkt.</p><p>Projektet startade med relativt omfattande förstudie som utforskade vad företagets potentiella kunder tyckte om det sortiment som finns på marknaden idag. Även tekniska områden berörande material och tillverkningsmetoder granskades för att få klarhet i vilket utbud som möjliggjorde en framtida produktion av dörren.</p><p>Med en stadig grund att stå på inleddes idégenereringsfasen, vilken innebär att på ett konstruktivt sätt ta fram en mängd olika idéer att sedan arbeta vidare med. Efter att ha fått fingervisningar, råd och rekommendationer från företaget stod efter flera veckors arbete fyra koncept klara. Koncepten överlämnades till projektgruppen på Jede som efter överläggning valde ut ett koncept att gå vidare med.</p><p>Det slutgiltiga konceptet modellerades upp och bearbetades i CAD programmet Pro Engineer, vilket senare ledde till framtagning av en fullskalig prototyp. Efter att ha utvärderat prototypen och gjort dörren kompatibel med de komponenter som skulle ingå, närmades ett tillfredsställande resultat.</p><p>När projektet avslutades överlämnades material som var klart för verktygstillverkning, och om projektet fortskrider i planerad takt kommer automaten att finnas ute på marknaden under första kvartalet 2008.</p><p>Avslutningsvis diskuteras utvecklingsgruppens egna åsikter om projektupplägget och samarbetet med uppdragsgivaren, resultatet och tiden som följer efter projektets avslut.</p>
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Guanilo, Martínez Eliana Inés, Rodriguez Antony Murrugarra, Sulca Lesly Janette Requejo, and Paredes John Carlos Samata. "Proyecto empresarial MaqLadys." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/626584.
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En la actualidad hablar del autoservicio y la forma automatizada de realizar las compras en algunos puntos a través de máquinas dispensadoras es algo que está revolucionando al mundo.
El giro principal es realizar una venta sin necesidad de contratar personal que se encargue de realizar la gestión de cobranza ni entregar el producto a consumir en un autoservicio. De forma periódica, un personal se encarga de la reposición de los productos y de recoger el dinero en forma de monedas o, menos habitualmente, billetes.
Por los motivos expuestos, nuestro trabajo propone un modelo de negocio que está basado en brindar soluciones prácticas a mujeres social y laboralmente activas, innovando en presentarles un servicio como MAQ LADYS, con el cual ellas puedan utilizar las máquinas dispensadoras con productos de principal necesidad en su día a día, que las saquen de algún apuro, o que les sirva para probar algún producto de reciente lanzamiento, como son los productos de maquillaje.
Una de las principales ventajas de las MAQ LADYS es el fácil uso y la disponibilidad de horarios más amplios en comparación a la venta tradicional, además de tener una amplia cobertura en todo lima metropolitana y también el aporte de la tecnología para poder brindar información de los productos y socios estratégicos a través de un código QR que facilitará, el uso de la misma.<br>Nowadays, talking about self-service and the automated way of shopping at some points through dispensing machines is something that is revolutionizing the world. The main purpose is to make a sale without hiring personnel who are responsible for carrying out collection management or deliver the product to be consumed in a self-service. Periodically, a staff is responsible for replacing the products and collecting the money in the form of coins or, less commonly, bills.
For above reasons, our work proposes a business model that is based on providing practical solutions to socially and occupationally active women, innovating in presenting them with a service like MAQ LADYS, which they can use the dispensing machines with products of main need in their day to day, to take them out of a hurry, or to use them to try a product recently launched, such as makeup products.
One of the main advantages of the MAQ LADYS is the easy use and availability of longer hours compared to traditional sales, as well as having a wide coverage in all metropolitan Lima and also the contribution of technology to provide information of the products and strategic partners through a QR code that will facilitate the use of it.<br>Trabajo de investigación
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Monteiro, Alain dos Santos. "Delight. Vending como facilitador da socialização e adaptação de hábitos alimentares saudáveis." Master's thesis, Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5456.
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Sengpiel, Michael. "User characteristics and the effectiveness of inclusive design for older users of public access systems." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/17219.
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Computer haben fast jeden Lebensbereich durchdrungen, was viele Vorteile - aber auch Herausforderungen - für ihre Nutzer mit sich bringt. Dies wird vor allem bei der Benutzung von Fahrkartenautomaten (FKA) oder anderer Technik im öffentlichen Raum deutlich, denn diese sollten spontan benutzbar sein, stellen gerade ältere Benutzer aber oft vor Probleme. Sind sie zu alt, um Technik zu benutzen? Diese Dissertation verfolgt zwei Ziele: Zum einen soll die Gebrauchstauglichkeit eines Fahrkartenautomaten (FKA) verbessert werden, indem zwei einander ergänzende Ansätze angewandt werden und die daraus entstehenden drei FKA-Varianten (Original, Video, Wizard) hinsichtlich der Kriterien der Gebrauchstauglichkeit Effektivität, Effizienz und Zufriedenstellung verglichen werden. Zum anderen wird der Einfluß des Alters und alterskorrelierter Benutzermerkmale auf die erfolgreiche Benutzung dieser funktional equivalenten FKA-Gestaltungsvarianten unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des Merkmals Computerwissen geschätzt. In einem zweifaktoriellen quasi-experimentellen Versuchsplan mit zwei (Alter: jung, alt) mal drei (experimentelle Bedingung: Kontrolle, Video, Wizard) Faktorstufen lösten 62 ältere (M=68 Jahre) und 62 jüngere (M=25 Jahre) Versuchsteilnehmer die selben elf Aufgaben: Die Kontrollgruppe nutzte einen simulierten FKA der BVG (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe), die Videogruppe sah ein kurzes Instruktionsvideo bevor sie den selben FKA nutzte und die Wizardgruppe nutzte statt dessen eine umgestaltete graphische Benutzungsschnittstelle. Die Ergebnisse legen nahe, daß Technik im öffentlichen Raum durch die Integration einer minimalen Videoinstruktion oder eines aufgabenorientierten Wizards mit angemessenem Aufwand universell nutzbar gestaltet werden kann und daß nicht das chronologische Alter die erfolgreiche Nutzung des FKA beeinflußt, sondern altersbezogene Nutzermerkmale, welche gemessen werden können und sollten, um eine nutzungsgerechte Gestaltung zu ermöglichen.<br>Computer technology has permeated almost every sphere of daily living, bringing about many advantages - and challenges - for its users. This becomes particularly apparent for older people’s use of public access systems like ticket vending machines (TVM), which should be „walk-up and use systems“ but often pose challenging problems for them. Are they too old to use IT? This thesis aims to (a) improve the usability of a ticket vending machine (TVM) following two different approaches (teach or design) and to compare the resulting three TVM designs (original, video, wizard) regarding the usability criteria effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction, and to (b) estimate the impact of age and age-correlated user characteristics on the successful use of these functionally equivalent TVM designs with a special focus on computer literacy. In a two (young, old) by three (control, video, wizard) factorial quasi experimental research design, 62 older (M=68 years) and 62 younger (M=25 years) participants solved the same eleven tasks: The control group used a simulated TVM of the BVG (public transportation in Berlin, Germany), the video group watched a brief instructional video integrated into the same TVM before using it and the wizard group used a redesigned wizard interface instead. MANOVA indicates that video and wizard substantially improved TVM usability, increasing effectiveness for the older groups from 52% to 80% and 88% respectively. Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that user characteristics had a strong effect on effectiveness of BVG-TVM use, but a weaker effect in the video (36%) and wizard (5%) conditions (universal usability). Results suggest that integration of minimal video instruction or a task oriented wizard design can make public access systems truly universally usable with reasonable effort and that not chronological age itself predicts successful TVM use, but age related user characteristics, which can - and should - be measured and designed for.
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Ziad, Raheem Ehab, and Jiahao Wang. "The Apotekomat : An Autonomous Pharmacy." Thesis, KTH, Mekatronik, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-296261.
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The purpose of this project was to examine the possibilities of automating pharmacies by developing a vendingmachine-like device. As a result, a prototype was designed, constructed and programmed. The main focus of this prototype is to inspect whether it is possible to minimize the need for staff in pharmacies. In order for the prototype to archive it’s purpose, a various amount of components were used. Those components were connected and controlled using the Arduino Mega. A screen and a keypad were used to facilitate the user interaction with the prototype. Furthermore, three different types of motors were needed to deliver medicine to the user. The final prototype was able to deliver medicine to the user from four different boxes. Various experiments were carried out to ensure that the machine could perform the required tasks and automate medicine delivery process in an effective way.<br>Syftet med detta projekt ör att studera möjligheten till apoteksautomation genom att utveckla en enhet som liknar en varuautomat. Genom att designa, konstruera och programmera uppförs en prototyp. Huvudfokus för denna prototyp är att kontrollera om det är möjligt att minimera personalbehovet på apoteket. För att prototypen ska uppnå sitt syfte används ett stort antal komponenter. En skärm och ett tangentbord används för att låta användare interagera med prototypen. Dessutom krävs tre olika typer av motorer för att tillhandahålla läkemedel till användarna. Den slutliga prototypen kan förse användare med läkemedel från fyra olika rutor. Olika experiment genomfördes för att säkerställa att maskinen kan utföra de önskade uppgifterna och att den kan effektivt automatisera leveransen av olika mediciner.
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Acquaviva, Marcel. "Les accidents du travail à l'occasion des vendanges : influence de la mécanisation de la récolte sur leur évolution depuis 1979 dans l'Hérault." Montpellier 1, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989MON11153.
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De, Nittis Ludovico. "Un distributore intelligente di bevande alla spina con sistema di pagamento basato su Bitcoin." Bachelor's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2015. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/9517/.
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I distributori automatici sono attualmente molto diffusi perché permettono di automatizzare l'erogazione di un prodotto o servizio senza la necessità di avere una persona addetta a quello scopo.
Questa tesi si pone l'obiettivo di progettare e sviluppare un’applicazione per sistemi embedded Linux che consenta agli utenti di richiedere, in modo autonomo, il pagamento tramite Bitcoin con la successiva erogazione di bevande alla spina.
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Hoyer, Stephan W. "Prädiktiver Wert sensorischer Laboruntersuchungen für den Getränkekonsum älterer Menschen unter Alltagsbedingungen." Phd thesis, Universität Potsdam, 2003. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2005/117/.
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Zur Ermittlung der Akzeptanz und ihres prädiktiven Wertes für den Verzehr von Lebensmitteln bzw. Getränken, sind Beliebtheitsprüfungen mit Konsumenten unter standardisierten Bedingungen im Sensoriklabor üblich. Die prädiktive Aussagekraft dieser Laboruntersuchungen wird jedoch durch folgende Aspekte eingeschränkt: <br />
(1) Der situative Kontext wird ausgeschaltet, d.h. die Verzehrssituation, in der ein Produkt üblicherweise konsumiert wird, ist im Labor bewusst eliminiert und das zu bewertende Produkt wird nicht in einer kompletten Mahlzeit dargeboten<br />
(2) Der Produktkontakt im Labor ist im Gegensatz zu der anhaltenden Konfrontation unter alltäglichen Bedingungen nur kurzfristig, was Langzeitaussagen bzw. Dauerpräferenzen nicht zuläßt; <br />
(3) Im Labortest ist die freie Auswahl auf eine geringe Anzahl angebotener Produkte beschränkt.<br />
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In dieser Arbeit soll daher die Frage beantwortet werden, welchen prädiktiven Wert sensorische Beliebtheitsuntersuchungen im Labor für Lebensmittelakzeptanz und -verzehr unter Alltagssituationen haben. Dies wird für verschiedene Altersgruppen gezeigt, die frei in ihrer Entscheidungsfindung sind. Dazu gaben 56 Studenten (23,1±3,7 Jahre) und zwei Seniorengruppen, zum einen aus einer Begegnungsstätte (20 Probanden; 75,6±8,1 Jahre) und zum anderen aus dem betreuten Wohnen (14 Probanden; 76,1±12,5 Jahre), in einer ersten Laboruntersuchung Beliebtheitsbewertungen (Akzeptanz und Rangordnungsprüfung) zu 6 Erfrischungsgetränken ab. Anschließend folgte ein mindestens vierwöchiger Zeitraum, in denen die Probanden aus einem speziell für die Studie konzipierten Automaten Getränke in Einrichtungen der Gemeinschaftsverpflegung entnehmen konnten. Die Entnahme war via Chipkarte ad libitum möglich. Computergestützt wurden dabei individuelle Getränkewahl, Menge und Entnahmezeit aufgezeichnet. Unmittelbar nach der Automatenphase wurde eine erneute Laboruntersuchung durchgeführt. In allen Untersuchungsphasen wurden dieselben Erfrischungsgetränke aus Konzentrat, variiert in Apfel- oder Orangensaftgeschmack, ohne oder mit Zusatz von Zucker (20g/l) und Kohlensäure (4 g/l CO2), angeboten. Eine Quntitativ Deskriptive Analyse bestätigte unterschiedliche Profile bei den Produkten, so dass von sensorisch wahrnehmbaren Unterschieden zwischen den Produkten ausgegangen werden konnte. Die Probanden bekamen zu keiner Zeit Informationen über die exakte Zusammensetzung der Getränke. Sowohl in der Laborbewertung als auch nach Getränkekonsum via Automat, fanden sich unterschiede zwischen den Altersgruppen. <br />
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In der Akzeptanzprüfung bewerteten Studenten die Apfelvarianten besser als die Orangenvarianten.<br />
Senioren, die insgesamt höhere Akzeptanzwerte vergaben, bewerteten alle Getränke in fast allen Attributen gleichermaßen gut. Nach der 4-wöchigen Automatenphase hatte sich die Akzeptanz der sechs Getränke nicht wesentlich geändert. <br />
Auch in beiden Rangordnungsprüfungen waren bei den Studenten „Apfel“ und „Apfel mit Kohlensäure“ auf den ersten Plätzen, „Orange mit Zuckerzusatz“ auf dem letzten Platz. Nach Adjustierung auf die individuelle Trinkmenge (in Wenig-, Mittel- Vieltrinker) und wurde „Apfel mit Kohlensäure“ in der Automatenphase von den Studenten am meisten getrunken. In der Vieltrinkergruppe wurde „Orange mit Zuckerzusatz“ deutlich vernachlässigt. Der Automatenkonsum der Studenten bestätigte damit im Wesentlichen die Ergebnisse der Beliebtheitsprüfung im Labor.<br />
Bei den Senioren waren in der Rangordnungsprüfung, die eine Lieblingsreihenfolge erzwang, alle süßeren Getränke (mit Zuckerzusatz) auf den ersten Plätzen. In der Automatenphase wurden jedoch viele Getränke ohne Zuckerzusatz bevorzugt. Dies zeigte sich sowohl in der individuellen Präferenz, als auch im Gesamtkonsum. Aufgrund der Ergebnisse kann der prädiktive Wert von Laboruntersuchungen mit Senioren in Bezug auf die Auswahl und den Konsum unter alltäglichen Bedingungen als gering beurteilt werden. Die Getränke mit der individuell höchsten Laborpräferenz wurden unter Alltagsumgebung in der Gemeinschaftsverpflegung in deutlich geringeren Umfang als erwartet verzehrt. In der Vergleichsgruppe der Studenten ist die Übereinstimmung größer(p<0,05). <br />
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In Häufigkeitsfragebögen vor und nach der Automatenphase wurde das Trinkverhalten speziell von kohlensäurehaltigen Getränken erfragt. Der Anteil von kohlensäurehaltigen Getränken ist sehr variabel, und kann tagesabhängig von einem geringen bis zum Hauptanteil ausmachen. Senioren tranken von den Automatengetränken weniger kohlensäurehaltige Getränke als Studenten(p<0,001). Trotzdem zeigte nur eine Minderheit einen völligen Verzicht, wie sich durch Fragebogen und auch Automatenkonsum ermitteln ließ.<br />
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Die Verwendung eines computergestützten Getränkeautomaten bietet eine neue Möglichkeit, die Langzeitpräferenz und den tatsächlichen Konsum unter gewohnten Alltagsbedingungen und bei freier Produktauswahl zu ermitteln. Selbst bei Altersgruppen, die mit Laboruntersuchungen überfordert sind, können Vorlieben untersucht werden.<br>Background: For predicting consumption of food products consumer acceptance is usually measured by using hedonic scales in the sensory lab. However, the predictive value of such results is limited by different facts: (1) the real life context is missing, e.g. the tested product is not integrated into a meal, (2) only short confrontation with the product in lab in contrast to long-term exposure in the real life. Therefore, methods are needed which give a more reliable estimate of long-term preference and consumption. <br />
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Objective: To develop and to validate an automatic device to estimate the long-term acceptance of beverages in young and elderly people.<br />
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Methods: A new computerized vending machine was designed and established. The device is able to deliver 6 different types of beverages and can be placed in any public room. Study participants, after identifying themselves by a chip card, are free to select any quality and quantity of the offered beverages. The individual consumption data is registered. For comparing these consumption data with hedonic lab measurements a total of 56 students (mean age 23,1) and 34 seniors (mean age 76.1) were recruited for a 3-step experiment. In the first step they visited the sensory lab and rated on a 7 point hedonic scale and afterwards ranked 2 orange and 4 apple juices modified in their sugar and carbon dioxide content. In the second step the computerized vending machine was placed in a location, where the subjects usually eat, i.e. a university canteen or senior club or an assisted living home for seniors. Subjects were offered the same beverages as in lab test. The machine registered the individual choice and consumption (amount, time). In the third step the lab test was repeated.<br />
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Results: In seniors the lab acceptance test with similar products has no discriminatory power. The ranking test reveals to be more reliable for elderly people. Moreover, seniors prefer sweeter products in the lab. This is not found among younger people. The lab measurements with seniors are low in their value concerning their real life choice and intake via the device. The correlation coefficient between lab ranking and beverage choice was lower for seniors than students (p< 0.05). There was no difference between young and elderly people in the ability to handle the device. In general, students prefer more carbonated beverages than seniors(p<0.001) <br />
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Conclusion: The results obtained by the new device give better information on long-term beverage consumptions than preference measurements in the lab.
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Obeidat, Nawar H. "The Design and Development Process for Hardware/Software Embedded Systems: Example Systems and Tutorials." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1416233177.
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Pham, Thi Van Anh. "Security of NFC applications." Thesis, KTH, Radio Systems Laboratory (RS Lab), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-124368.
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Near Field Communication (NFC) refers to a communication technology that enables an effortless connection and data transfers between two devices by putting them in a close proximity. Besides contactless payment and ticketing applications, which were the original key drivers of this technology, a large number of novel use cases can benefit from this rapidly developing technology, as has been illustrated in various NFC-enabled application proposals and pilot trials. Typical NFC-enabled systems combine NFC tags, NFC-enabled mobile phones, and online servers. This thesis explores the trust relationships, security requirements, and security protocol design in these complex systems. We study how to apply the security features of different types of NFC tags to secure NFC applications. We first examine potential weaknesses and problems in some novel use cases where NFC can be employed. Thereafter, we analyze the requirements and propose our system design to secure each use case. In addition, we developed proof-of-concept implementations for two of our proposed protocols: an NFCenabled security-guard monitoring system and an NFC-enabled restaurant menu. For the former use case, we also formally verified our proposed security protocol. Our analysis shows that among the discussed tags, the NFC tags based on secure memory cards have the least capability and flexibility. Their built-in three-pass mutual authentication can be used to prove the freshness of the event when the tag is tapped. The programmable contactless smart cards are more flexible because they can be programmed to implement new security protocols. In addition, they are able to keep track of a sequence number and can be used in systems that do not require application-specific software on the mobile phone. The sequence number enforces the order of events, thus providing a certain level of replay prevention. The most powerful type of tag is the emulated card since it provides a clock, greater computational capacity, and possibly its own Internet connection, naturally at higher cost of deployment.<br>Near Field Communication (NFC) hänvisar till en kommunikationsteknik som möjliggör en enkel anslutning och dataöverföring mellan två enheter genom att sätta dem i en närhet. Förutom kontaktlös betalning och biljetthantering ansökningar, vilket var den ursprungliga viktiga drivkrafter för denna teknik, kan ett stort antal nya användningsfall dra nytta av denna snabbt växande teknik, som har visats i olika NFC-aktiverade program förslag och pilotförsök. Typiska NFC-applikationer kombinerar NFC-taggar, NFC-kompatibla mobiltelefoner och online-servrar. Denna avhandling utforskar förtroenderelationer, säkerhetskrav och säkerhetsprotokoll utformning i dessa komplexa system. Vi studerar hur man kan tillämpa de säkerhetsfunktioner för olika typer av NFC-taggar för att säkra NFC-applikationer. Vi undersöker först potentiella svagheter och problem i vissa nya användningsfall där NFC kan användas. Därefter analyserar vi de krav och föreslå vårt system design för att säkra varje användningsfall. Dessutom utvecklade vi proof-of-concept implementationer för två av våra föreslagna protokoll: en NFC-aktiverad säkerhet-guard övervakningssystem och en NFC-aktiverad restaurang meny. Dessutom, för fd bruk fallet, kontrollerade vi formellt vår föreslagna säkerhetsprotokoll. Vår analys visar att bland de diskuterade taggar, NFC taggar som baseras på säkra minneskort har minst kapacitet och dlexibilitet. Deras inbyggda trepass ömsesidig autentisering kan användas för att bevisa färskhet av händelsen när taggen tappas. De programmerbara beröringsfria smarta kort är mer flexibla eftersom de kan programmeras för att genomföra nya säkerhetsprotokoll. Dessutom kan de hålla reda på ett löpnummer och kan användas i system som inte kräver ansökan-specik mjukvara på mobiltelefonen. Sekvensnumret framtvingar ordning av händelser, vilket ger en viss nivå av replay förebyggande. Den mest kraftfulla typen av taggen är den emulerade kortet eftersom det ger en klocka, större beräkningskapacitet, och möjligen sin egen Internet-anslutning, naturligtvis till högre kostnad för utplacering.
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Aguilar, Estrada Astrid Rubi, Cerna Wendy Lorenz Aguirre, Portanova Ivana Cecilia Agurto, Calderón Maria Jose Lerzundi, and Cardenas Gustavo Yzaguirre. "Vendy." Bachelor's thesis, Repositorio Académico - UPC, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/654869.
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El trabajo de investigación Vendy es un modelo de negocio innovador, el cual consiste en implementar máquinas expendedoras de productos de primera necesidad para brindarles a los consumidores alternativas al momento de olvidarse cosas esenciales o productos necesarios ante alguna urgencia. Por ello, estarán ubicadas en los distritos más concurridos de la ciudad de Lima Metropolitana. La manera de estar en contacto con los consumidores será a través las redes sociales, el cual permitirá llegar a la población de la Lima Moderna donde se encuentran los consumidores potenciales. Los ingresos de la empresa se obtendrán ofreciendo artículos de primera necesidad, sobretodo en estos tiempos de pandemia, donde es necesario mantenernos protegidos y con todo el equipo necesario para cuidarnos. Algunos de los productos que se podrán encontrar son: mascarillas, alcohol, alcohol en gel, toallas húmedas, cepillo de dientes y pasta dental, desodorante, banditas, vendas, mini botiquín. Esto permitirá que los clientes que están en los alrededores de las máquinas dispensadoras ubicadas en puntos estratégicos donde por lo general hay oficinas y centros de estudio, si olvidan algún producto, puedan contar con productos de primera necesidad para atender urgencias personales a través de nuestras máquinas expendedoras la cual les facilitará la vida de forma inmediata, contando con diversos métodos de pago: efectivo y con POS.<br>The research project Vendy is an innovative business model, which consists in the implementation of vending machines with necessity goods in order to provide these to consumers as alternatives whenever they forget essential items or necessary products due to an emergency. Therefore, they will be located in the busiest districts of the metropolitan Lima area. Social media is how we will be able to stay in touch with our potential consumers and the population of modern Lima. The company’s revenue will be generated through the provided products of necessity, specially during these times of pandemic, in which it is necessary to maintain protected and have all the needed equipment to do so. Some of the products that will be offered are masks, alcohol, alcohol in gel, wet wipes, toothbrushes, dental paste, deodorant, bandages and mini first aid kit. This will allow the customers who are located around the strategic locations of the vending machines, which will generally be found around offices and educational facilities, to be able to find these products whenever they forget an item. This situation is what will allow Vendy to facilitate their lives immediately meanwhile providing several payment methods like cash or POS (point of sale).<br>Trabajo de investigación
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Del, Aguila Flores Luz Jasmine, and Paucar Tania Shandini Nuñez. "Una aproximación cualitativa a los motivos de consumo de productos ultraprocesados de máquinas expendedoras en estudiantes de una universidad privada de Lima, Perú." Bachelor's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653261.
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Introducción: En los últimos años, los patrones alimenticios de la población han cambiado tanto en países desarrollados como en los de vías de desarrollo. Esto debido a la urbanización y globalización de los mercados, y por consiguiente, ha causado el reemplazo de los alimentos tradicionales o mínimamente procesados por alimentos ultraprocesados en la dieta diaria. Incluso, se ha evidenciado que uno de los medios más convenientes para la adquisición de estos productos son las máquinas expendedoras.
Objetivo: Explorar los motivos de consumo de productos ultraprocesados en máquinas expendedoras en estudiantes de una universidad privada en Lima.
Método: Es un estudio cualitativo de diseño fenomenológico. Se realizaron 40 listados libres, 18 entrevistas a profundidad y 2 grupos focales a universitarios mayores de 18 años utilizando guías de preguntas. La muestra fue de 66 personas seleccionadas por conveniencia hasta llegar al punto de saturación.
Resultados: El producto más consumido de las máquinas expendedoras fueron las papas fritas picantes. Los motivos de consumo de productos ultraprocesados en máquinas expendedoras fueron el sabor, horario académico, la cercanía, la accesibilidad, el precio, la facilidad y rapidez. También, se evidenció que el estado de ánimo, como estrés, ansiedad, tristeza y depresión influye en el proceso de compra de estos productos.
Conclusión: A pesar de que los estudiantes saben y conocen que los productos ultraprocesados son perjudiciales para la salud los siguen consumiendo principalmente por el sabor, horario académico, el precio, la accesibilidad y la rapidez hacia ellos.<br>Introduction: Currently, the eating patterns of the population have changed both in changed countries and on development paths. This is due to the urbanization and globalization of markets, and as far as it is concerned, it has the replacement of traditional or minimally processed foods with ultra-processed foods in the daily diet. In addition, it has been shown that one of the most convenient means of acquiring these products is vending machines.
Objective: Exploring the reasons for consuming ultra-processed products in vending machines in students from a private university in Lima.
Methods: A qualitative study of phenomenological design. We were used 40 free guides, 18 in-depth interviews and 2 focus groups for university students over 18 using question guides. The sample was 66 people selected for convenience until reaching the saturation point.
Results: The most consumed product of vending machines was spicy potato chips. The reasons for consuming ultra-processed products in vending machines were the taste, academic hours, proximity, accessibility, price, ease and speed. Also, it is evident that mood, such as stress, anxiety, sadness and depression influence the purchasing process of these products.
Conclusion: Although the students know and have to receive the ultra-processed products, they are harmful to health, those who continue consuming mainly due to the taste, the academic schedule, the price, the accessibility and the speed towards them.<br>Tesis
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Novotný, Vojtěch. "Podnikatelský plán nového podniku provozujícího automaty na prodej čerstvé šťávy." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-377636.
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The diploma thesis deals with the creation of a realistic business plan for the establishment of a new company running vending machines which sell fresh fruit and vegetable juices in Brno. The business plan is based upon company's external and internal environment analysis, including its own marketing research of customer demand and preferences. Business proved to be not only economically endurable but also profitable in realistic revenue development.
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Liu, Yi-Ching, and 劉奕青. "The Inventory Routing Problem for Vending Machines." Thesis, 2003. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/82066833502487704884.
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碩士<br>元智大學<br>工業工程與管理學系<br>91<br>Vendor managed inventory (VMI) refers to a situation in which a supplier manages the inventory replenishment of its customers. The core problem when we implement the VMI is the inventory routing problem (IRP). Three decisions have to be made for IRP: 1) when to serve a customer? 2) how much to deliver to a customer when it is served? and 3) which delivery routes to use? IRP addresses the coordination of inventory replenishment and vehicle routing decisions and is a very complex problem because the solutions of the three sub-problems are interrelated. The replenishment and delivery problem for vending machine is an example of IRP.
In this research we consider a service region that a driver delivers products during a given M-day period. The vending machines are typically required to be visited once or several times over the period, and once a day at the most. The days of visits must follow one of the allowable visit-day patterns that were built based on stationary-interval inventory property. The objective of the problem is to minimize the system-wide cost consisting of inventory, stockout and transportation costs subject to the vehicle capacity and vending machine capacities constraints. Three sub-problems are considered in this research: 1) visit-day pattern assignment, 2) vehicle routing problem, and 3) product loading problem. The first two sub-problems can be treated as period vehicle routing problem (PVRP). Since IRP is an NP-hard optimization problem, an exact solution approach would most likely be very time-consuming. We propose a simulated annealing (SA) heuristic solves the IRP in a reasonable time and produces high-quality solutions. We start by assigning an allowable day combination to each customer and then solve a classical VRP for each day of the M-day period. Of course, the two phases of this type of solution approach will interact with each other.
The overall scheme was tested on data sets collected from a local soft drink vending machine distributor. Two months data, June and July of 2002, are analyzed by comparing the proposed heuristic against the current delivery pattern. The results show that our heuristic provides better system-wide cost. The new delivery plan can save the total cost up to NT$1326.51/week (22.41%). Based on the collected data, a simulation model is also developed to mimic the demand distribution of each product for each vending machine. The proposed heuristic shows its robustness on the simulation results with cost saving by up to 20.77%.
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YE, Jr-CHIANG, and 葉志強. "Application of IoT in Coin-Operated Vending Machines." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/f7fnn9.
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碩士<br>臺北城市科技大學<br>機電整合研究所<br>106<br>This paper is an investigation of coin-operated vending machines with Internet of things(IoT) function. An microprocessor MCU which was able to connect to the Internet was designed to assist coin-operated vending machines to achieve functionalities of IoT and big data analysis. When a coin was deposited into the slot, the coin collector would identify the currency value, and then the machine would process the action of product selection. These information would be send to MCU for operations of recording, analysis and transmission. The set data such as quantity of products and the total amount, etc, could be observed on the configured cloud server. The content seen by administrators and consumers even could be distinguished respectively through the setting of permissions. The data collected also could be poured into big data analysis to get more insights into consumption patterns of consumers at the moment so as to save numerous hidden costs, such as labor costs.
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Jiřikovská, Barbora. "Sales of natural fresh milk in the Czech Republic via vending machines." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-91488.
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Grola, Liberdade Susana Martins Gobern Lopes. "Desenvolvimento de produtos alimentares para máquinas de "vending"." Master's thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/2068.
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Mestrado em Engenharia Alimentar - Tecnologia dos Produtos Vegetais - Instituto Superior de Agronomia<br>The Mediterranean diet is a type of food characteristic of some countries in the
Mediterranean Sea (Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, France and others). This dietary pattern
is formed by high consumption of fruits, vegetables (greens and vegetables), cereals,
legumes (chick peas, lentils), oil (almonds, olives and walnuts), fish, dairy products (yogurt,
cheese). This diet is rich in nutrients essential for the proper functioning of the body. The
soup, a tipical Mediterrnean food, is a good way to increase the intake of vegetables and
legumes.
Convenience foods are used to shorten the time of meal preparation at home. Some foods
can be eaten immediately or after heating like soups. The most important motivation for
purchasing convenient foods is related to the health benefits associated with the
consumption of vegetables have led to a growing attention to this kind of products.
Moreover, some kindergartens and schools have conducted the replacement of menus
considered incorrect by other more healthy in order to promote healthy eating habits early.
Increasingly convinced that they must change their eating habits, consumers are starting to
look healthy foods themselves and they provide satisfaction. This work follows a study of the
market already developed by a consulting company and has since become established in
which products are the need of consumers with interest in being produced and marketed.
This market research was prompted by a company that sells vegetables in bulk and you want
to enhance your business through the enhancement of its products, and that the focus on
new products, aims to gain a competitive advantage relative to other companies. The
products are so determined in fresh flavored soups, packaged in glass so that they can be
easily drinked and that are chilled in machine "vending".
The present study reports the development of flavored soups for the "vending" machines
using aromatic herbs as a distinguishing factor (celery, coriander and mint) and two different
bases: a white base and a yellow base. The yellow base contains potatoes, chuchu, onion,
carrot and 10g of corn starch. The white base contains potatoes, chuchu, onion and 25g of
cornstarch. Optimized formulations were based on physical parameters, consistency,
synerisis and sensory characteristics. A descriptive sensory tests were performed in the
sensory laboratory of the Department of Food Science and Technology, ISA/UTL. The
sensory evaluation was performed by a total of ten semi trained judges (food engineering
students and staff). All of them were non-smokers and their age ranged from 25 to 63 years
old. The room, at 20 °C, was equipped with seven isolated sensory booths. The tasting
sessions occurred in the period from 10.00 AM to12.30 PM. Panellists performed a
descriptive test and were asked to analyse the samples for: intensity of color, characteristicflavor, off flavors, characteristic tast, salty tast, off tastes, consistency, smooth and an overall
quality.
In a second step nutritional and chemical characterization (moisture, ash, mineral
composition of the ash, crude fat, crude protein, crude fiber, nitrogen-free extract and
calorific value) of the previously established formulas were conducted. In addition, shelf life
was established monitoring physical, microbiological and sensory parameters during four
weeks. Microbial account included: total mesophiles, coliform bacteria, clostridia,
psychrotrophic and yeasts and molds.
The developed soups presented a lower caloric value than the commercial ones. Results
indicated that samples were stable during the preservation period (four weeks) for
microbiological and sensory parameters. From a rheological point of view, the soups of mint
and coriander showed very similar behavior with consistency increases throughout the
preservation period, while the soup of celery had the lowest consistency.-----------------------------------O desenvolvimento de novos produtos, em resposta às necessidades do consumidor actual,
pode constituir uma vantagem competitiva para as empresas. Assim, o presente estudo teve
como objectivo o desenvolvimento de sopas aromatizadas destinadas ao mercado de
“vending”. Apostou-se no desenvolvimento de sopas utilizando plantas aromáticas como
factor distintivo (aipo, hortelã e coentros) e duas bases diferenciadas (uma base branca e
uma base amarela). Numa primeira fase optimizaram-se as formulações das bases em
relação aos parâmetros: consistência, sinerese e características sensoriais. Numa segunda
etapa procedeu-se à caracterização nutricional, físico-química, microbiológica e sensorial
das fórmulas estabelecidas anteriormente. Procedeu-se ainda ao estabelecimento do tempo
de vida útil dos produtos pelo acompanhamento dos mesmos ao longo de quatro semanas a
nível físico, microbiológico e sensorial. As sopas desenvolvidas apresentaram um valor
calórico inferior às já existentes no mercado. As análises microbiológicas e sensoriais
efectuadas demonstraram que as amostras se mantiveram estáveis ao longo das quatro
semanas de conservação. Do ponto de vista reológico as sopas de hortelã e de coentros
evidenciaram comportamentos muito semelhantes com aumento de consistência ao longo
do período de conservação, enquanto a sopa de aipo apresentou valores mais reduzidos e
estáveis.
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Lane, Cassandra. "Exploring healthy vending contracts as a localized policy approach to improve the nutrition environment in publicly funded recreation facilities." Thesis, 2018. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/9236.
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Objective: Many Canadian publicly funded recreation facilities have an obesogenic environment. Researchers recommend food and beverage policies to change these environments, however further research is needed to distinguish effective policy approaches. A promising, localized policy approach not yet well evidenced is the use of vending machine contracts with health stipulations to improve nutrition environments. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether a sample of Canadian publicly funded recreation facilities with healthy vending contracts had healthier vending machine nutrition profiles than those facilities with conventional contracts. A secondary research objective was to explore the additional influence of policy quality on the health profile of vending machines. Methods: This quantitative study used results from the baseline assessment done of the broader Eat, Play, Live (EPL) initiative. Vending machine audits and questionnaires were completed in participating publicly funded recreation facilities with vending machines (N=46). Vending product profiles were assessed using the Brand Name Food List which categorizes packaged foods according to the BC Guidelines for Vending in Public Buildings. Mann-Whitney U tests were used to determine if there were significant differences in the health profile of vending products between facilities with healthy vending contracts and those without. Results: Facilities with healthy vending contracts had significantly healthier vending product profiles compared to facilities with conventional contracts. On average, significantly less availability of unhealthy (DNS) products represented these healthier profiles. Vending profiles did not significantly differ based on higher quality contract health stipulations although sample size limited conclusions about this. Conclusion: Facilities with health stipulated in their contract differed from those without health stipulations. This suggests that healthy vending contracts (even with relatively generic stipulations) may be supportive of improved nutrition environments.<br>Graduate<br>2019-03-29
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Kahan, David, and 韓艾德. "A Study of Beverage Container Recycling and the Potential Market for Reverse Vending Machines in Atlanta, Georgia." Thesis, 2013. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62110057156433432887.
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碩士<br>國立臺灣大學<br>資訊管理學研究所<br>101<br>With the development of more rigid environmental standards, a renewed focus has been placed on product life cycle. New technologies to help companies control reverse supply chains are constantly being introduced. In the United States, the beverage industry is making strides towards sustainability. In an effort to achieve these goals, reverse vending machine networks are proposed as a means to increase the recycling rate for beverage containers. This study looks at recycling level to indicate the effectiveness of reverse vending machine networks. A survey was created to assess the recycling habits of the residents of Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the effect of six incentives that can be offered using reverse vending machines, including donations, knowledge, coupons, a time-based reward, money, and social media. Ordinal linear regression was used to find the predicted probabilities of each effect based on the recycling habits as well as the incentive type. The study found that reverse vending machines were two to three times more probable to have a positive effect on those respondents who classified themselves as infrequent or low level recyclers. The study indicates that reverse vending machine networks have strong potential at increasing the recycling behaviors of those who recycle the least often.
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Tsai, Che-Yi, and 蔡徹逸. "The Exploration of the Interaction Problems of Ticket Vending Machines ─ An Example of Taiwan High Speed Rail." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/13953782588933970846.
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碩士<br>國立屏東科技大學<br>工業管理系所<br>98<br>Due to the rapid development of automation technology, more and more travelers take advantage of ticket vending machines (TVMs) to buy tickets. According to the statistics of newspaper and media reports, the TVMs of Taiwan High Speed Railway Company have usability problems and their utilization rate is low. In order to explore the reasons for the ticket vending machine problem, this study uses observation and focus groups to explore the interaction between traveler and TVM. The results show that the key problem of traveler-TVM interaction is "one question-and-one answer" approach. The design approach causes difficulties and problems when travelers using TVMs.
Finally, design principles for TVM design are proposed: (1) to prevent errors and to strengthen management; (2) information content label and hardware should be complete; (3) to avoid inconsistencies in design; (4) to provide safe and effective system function; (5) layout and process make proper arrangements.
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Li, Pei-Rong, and 李佩蓉. "Exploring the Cognitive Model of Ticket Buying - Case Study of Ticket Vending Machines of Taiwan High Speed Rail." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/35920449585571474639.
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碩士<br>國立屏東科技大學<br>工業管理系所<br>98<br>In recent years, ticket vending machines have been introduced in public transportation to help passengers get their ticket. According to academic studies and the annual report of Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR), the utilization of the THSR ticket vending machine is less than 34%.
This study, based on the point of view of Human-Computer Interaction and Cognitive Psychology, aims to understand the mental model of passengers when they are buying tickets. Finally, two principles for designing ticket vending machine are proposed: (1) cognitive consistency; (2) flexible for design concept.
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Sara, Ali Yousef Ali Labib. "Directions of providing enterprise`s innovation policy (on example of the Starbucks company)." Master's thesis, 2020. http://elartu.tntu.edu.ua/handle/lib/33729.
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The study is designed to explore the famous American Starbucks coffee company innovative and marketing strategies aimed at managing the business during a crisis. The study covers the background of the business and discusses how the Starbucks Company expanded beyond its place of birth.
The objective of the research is to analyze what signifies the Starbucks coffee company brand and builds customer loyalty globally with focusing on MENA (Middle East and North Africa region). a premium coffee brand; its customers are mainly from the upper economic segment or the upper middle class and upper class<br>Chapter 1. Theoretical aspects of enterprises innovative development…7
1.1. The essence, role and place of innovation policy in entrepreneurship…7
1.2. Innovation policy in Ukraine…8
1.3. Ensuring the development of innovation activity in the World…16
Chapter 2. Analysis of the Starbucks company…20
2.1. General characteristics of the Starbucks company…20
2.2. Analysis of financial support of the enterprise…25
2.3. Analysis of the peculiarities and practices of innovation policy of the
Starbucks company…36
Chapter 3. Directions of competitive innovation-based policy forming of the
Starbucks company…42
3.2 Starbucks order and pay device application to improve the situation...42
3.2. Starbucks order and pay mobile application to improve the situation…47
3.3 Installation of vending machines that read QR code of device application
order…49
Chapter 4. Labor protection and safety in emergency situations in Starbucks
company...51
4.1. Labor protection in Starbucks company....51
4.2 Ensuring the reliability of the company Starbucks…54
Conclusions...57
References…59
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Queirós, Ana Isabel Gomes. "Vending machines as a distribution channel for the market of sparkling water: A reinvention of the packaging applied to Frize." Master's thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10071/6639.
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This master thesis will be designed as a project, once its main objective is to develop a strategic and operational plan for the launching of a new type of packaging for all Frize range, a transparent can with 330 ml of capacity, to be placed mainly in the vending machines, even tough this can also could be applied to the IH and OOH channels.
This new packaging will be designed to reinforce the brand’s position in the market; personality; essence and values by being directly targeted to more youthful consumer, who enjoy having fun but at the same time is worried about health. This new can will be launched within the entire Frize’s range and it should be found in the Portuguese market, with a major focus on the vending machines channel, in the beginning of the summer of 2013.
For the execution of this project it was identified the potential market, with the new customers that Frize could gain by launching this new packaging in the market, using a new and unconventional distribution channel.
It was developed a strategic and operational study, in order to evaluate the impact of the new Frize packaging for the brand, studying the sparkling water and vending machines markets. It was defined a marketing-mix analysis to help defining a marketing strategy for the launching of the transparent can of Frize.<br>Esta tese de mestrado vai ser um projeto, pois o seu principal objetivo é desenvolver um plano estratégico e operacional onde irá assentar o lançamento de uma nova embalagem para toda a gama Frize, uma lata transparente com 330 ml de capacidade, que vai ter como principal foco as máquinas de venda automática, apesar desta mesma lata se poder lançar no canal IH e OOH.
Esta nova embalagem vai ser concebida para reforçar a posição da marca no mercado; a sua personalidade; essência e valores, uma vez que vai estar diretamente dirigida para um público mais jovem, que gosta de se divertir mas que ao mesmo tempo que se preocupa com a saúde. Esta nova lata irá ser lançada em toda a gama Frize e poderá ser encontrada no mercado Português com especial foco para as máquinas de venda automática, no início do verão de 2013.
Para a execução deste projeto, identificou-se o mercado potencial, para se proceder a uma avaliação sobre os novos consumidores que a marca irá conseguir obter lançando esta nova embalagem no mercado, usando um canal de distribuição novo e não convencional.
Foi desenvolvido um estudo estratégico e operacional, para avaliar o impacto da nova embalagem Frize para a marca, recorrendo a estudos sobre o mercado da água com gás e das máquinas de venda automática. Após este estudo, procedeu-se a uma análise sobre o marketing-mix para o lançamento da nova lata transparente para a Frize.
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Chen, Jia-wen, and 陳嘉文. "A Design Study of the Usage of Vending Machines for 100-Dollar Haircut Service and the Satisfaction by Applying ZMET Technology." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/6vpf94.
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碩士<br>國立臺灣科技大學<br>設計研究所<br>99<br>With the advancement and promotion of technology, self-service technology has become more and more common in our daily lives. For example, the ticket vending machines in the cinema center and the “i-bon” used by a famous chain convenient store are closely linked to this technology, making our lives more convenient and efficient while reducing waste of manpower and increasing profits for enterprises. In the recent years, the concept of 100-dollar haircut in Japan has been brought to Taiwan and implemented in a way “without services”. Ticket vending machines are used to maintain the order of the consumption process while delivering the first impression of the shop fronts. Thus, in the aspect of attracting customers to spend money in 100-dollar barber shops, those machines are the keys.
This study applies the ZMET (Zaltman Metaphor Elicitation Technique) with the means-end chain theory to discover potential consumers’ impressions on and perceived values of 100-dollar haircut vending machines, and whether it is possible to use ticket vending machines as a communication medium before getting a haircut to reduce potential consumers’ doubts about 100-dollor haircut service, in order to rebuilt the image of 100-dollar haircut service, extend the consumer group, and increase related operators’ profits. Through the step-by-step process of ZMET, the chain of attribute (A) – consequence (C) – value (V) of the means-end chain is applied to the data. After coding and analyses, a consensus map is created. And some elements are extracted from it as references for the design of the vending machines. Finally, two specific ideas are proposed and the design idea based on the 6 key points for design summarized by this study is verified.
This study finds out that consumers are more satisfied with concept 1 (WAVE) in 4 of the 6 aspects for improvement of the 100-dollar haircut service, including “life and fun”, “friendliness”, “fashion”, and “attraction”, and more satisfied with concept 2 (Fashion B) in the rest aspects, including “professionalism” and “trust”. Adopting the ZMET for the research before design is very helpful for designers to find out consumers’ demands as references for their designs.
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Andrepont, Emmy M. Taylor Wendell C. Baraniuk Mary Sarah. "Point-of-sale machines in school cafeterias and parental influence on child food choices." 2009. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:1467387.
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HSIEH, CHIA-FANG, and 謝佳芳. "The Study of Investment Benefit Assessment Model of Technology Application for Convenience Stores : A Case of selling fresh food by Smart Vending Machines." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/n8czh9.
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碩士<br>國立高雄科技大學<br>行銷與流通管理系<br>107<br>With the rise of smart retail and digital transformation issues, companies want to introduce new technology to transform, but face many problems, for convenience store to invest in smart vending machines in Site Specifity, facing management and Practical challenges, but in the past no one has deep and specific discussion, this new mode of business model for convenience stores, whether it can solve the pain point of changing business models, the focus of this research .
Therefore, this study is based on the actual information of the Smart Vending Machines placed in the Science-based Industrial Park. Through collecting sales data and interviewing with the owners, the datas needed for the research are collated, and the model hypotheses of different situations are established. The Monte Carlo method will be used. The data simulates the distribution of demand and produces a net present value cash flow statement for different scenarios for subsequent analysis.
According to the results of different scenarios, the investors are given strategic Suggest in different investment periods: the net present value of the initial investment is negative due to the establishment of the machine, and should focus on its own strategic planning, according to the Sales period estimate the number of replenishment times and the growth of profit margins; and in the medium-term investment, the number of goods to be reduced should not be lower than the original one-fourth, otherwise the profit growth space will slow down; In the later stage investment, we should consider the cost factor that rises with the time. It should be calculated that in the case of rising costs, investors should consider setting stop to invest.
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HAVRÁNKOVÁ, Iveta. "Mikrobiologická jakost syrového kravského mléka." Master's thesis, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-174208.
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The microbiological quality of raw milk from the perspective of the health of dairy products is one of the most important features. The amount of microorganisms is influenced by storage temperature and time of milk. In the thesis was observed dynamics of total bacteria count (TBC) in raw milk depending on the selected factors (months, seasons, point of collection, the length of storage). To life of microorganisms contributes warm weather. The largest increase in TBC was observed in the months of April and May to 108 thousand /1 Ml. It is necessary to place great emphasis on rapid cooling of milk (max 150 min.) to the desired temperature (8 °C). Increase TBC could be caused by long transportation time of sampling raw milk from a milk vending machine to evaluate the quality and microbiological indicators. In the second part of the thesis are compares the quality and microbiological characteristics of raw milk from selected milk vending machines. When evaluating the samples taken from the farm, average values of TBC were higher (43 thousand/ml) compared to samples collected from the milk vending machines (6 thousand/ml). Reason of higher values from farms could be caused by poor hygiene of the milk and his secondary contaminations. In contrast, the average results from samples taken from the milk vending machines were more than excellent. That´s shows tight control of cooling milk during transportation from the farm to the milk vending machine. Next reason better results is right cooling and to maintain a constant temperature in the grades (from 0.5 to 1 °C). That´s temperature, which prevents the growth of microorganisms.
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Yen, Chao-Shiung, and 嚴昭雄. "Business Model for Intelligent Vending Machine." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/hfrc72.
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碩士<br>國立東華大學<br>管理學院高階經營管理碩士在職專班<br>106<br>The logistic network of Taiwan is mature now. And Online to Offline (O2O) is a flourish retailing model. The impact of e-commerce and increasing cost of running a store bothers retailers a lot. Vending machines were invented far before the O2O patter appears, and intelligent vending machine was proposed to further improving the selling service level. Combining with different technologies, Parcel Locker, Smart Sales, New Retail, and Self-Service stores are new ideas that changes the retailing big. In this research, we considered an application pattern of smart sale, which focused on the makeup industry. We set a scenario and analyzed it. If the operation fits our assumption, a profit is expectable.
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Li, Pei-Shan, and 李佩姍. "Modular Design for Hot Food Vending Machine." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/78405990377766269086.
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碩士<br>健行科技大學<br>機械工程系碩士班<br>103<br>Vending machines as a response to market demand and the emergence of self- service machines, is Self-Service Store of a concrete realization of the store, its location placed in the crowd gathered, such as station, sightseeing areas, etc. , or placed in scarcity shops in remote areas; its trafficked commodities type is more of a local market needs and changes, in order to optimize the storage space of commodities and commodities can be quickly transported to the hands of customers, and therefore have different differences in the mechanism; among them, the hot food vending machines, unlike most of selling cold drinks mainly of vending machines, the type of machine to be used anytime and anywhere would like hot food as the main aspirations while development, for the preservation of fresh commodities, hygiene, the commodities mostly frozen, refrigerated, etc. as commodities preservation method, using the internal heating apparatus for heating commodities, this study will be hot food vending machine for modular design of the various parts function as the main objective, commodities storage mechanism and various transport mechanism in this conceptual design, make it have easily replaced commodities and other parts can be quickly transported to shorten the waiting time and other characteristics, in such a design concept stored commodities institutions and various transport mechanism to have quickly replacement commodities and other parts shipped to easy to shorten the waiting time and other characteristics, the machine''s control system using programmable logic controllers to build the main control system so that each modular action control simplification.
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陳椿茂. "Study of Information Delivery System for Vending Machine." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16893258745972307974.
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碩士<br>國立彰化師範大學<br>電機工程學系<br>99<br>This research aims to integrate the vending machine systems and wireless communication technology by combining the Vending Machine (VM) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). The related sales information of VM is collected through the RS-232 Protocol via GSM/GPRS module back to the host. Data are compiled and analyzed through background software to be reference for the operating management of VM industry. In this study, the integrating VM and GPRS wireless communication system is installed into the actual device for beverage vending machines to test and compare the sales data before and after installing the device into the machine. It is verified that the system and the background software enhance 24.6% sales of the vending machine, reduce 12.5% human resource and statement of differential rates of decline from 1.07% to 0.17%. This system provides an effective way to improve the operating effectiveness of VM industry.
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Tai, Au-Zou, and 戴傲儒. "Study on Intelligent Vending Machine for Visual Control System." Thesis, 2017. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/mz5396.
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碩士<br>逢甲大學<br>機械與電腦輔助工程學系<br>105<br>In order to improve the lack of systematic management of traditional vending machines, and a lot of idle time and poor sales situation, this paper will try to develop a new type of intelligent vending machine and with real-time face recognition use the facial features the collection of consumer spending Habits, become intelligent self-service store. In order to verify the shortcomings of this new type of vending machine to improve the old machine, the difference between the two will be measured experimentally. The experimental results show that the new type of intelligent vending machine does achieve the purpose of increasing the sales of goods and saving the cost. Can be used as a reference for vending machine design, it is expected that there will be commercialization.