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DEX - What is it?
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DEX is an acronym which stands for Digital EXchange. It is a Uniform Code Standard which was originally created for the grocery industry. The DEX standard was chosen as the foundation for the Vending Industry Data Transfer Standard (VIDTS) in 1990, when the Vending Industry came together with NAMA to create a communication standard to allow Vending Machines to communicate their transaction information to Handheld computers. The data which is defined includes, among others:
- Cash Meter sales
- Vend Count by column
- Price set for each column
- Value of Coin in the Coin box
- Value of Bills in the bill stacker
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Streamware - the leader in DEX…
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- 70 Companies using item level DEX - many multi-branch operators
- 5 Companies from 10-70 routes are 100% DEX. The first was fully rolled out over 4 years ago.
- We support over 70 different machine / firmware combinations.
- We add support new machine / firmware combination on average about twice a week.
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DEX Penetration
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- Most operators have 30%-70% DEX Capable machines
- Less than 1-2% of machines are being read by DEX
- Streamware has approximately 40,000 machines using DEX
- In 2002 88% of machines using item-level DEX were being read by Streamware Companies
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Obvious Benefit - DEX Cash Audit
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Other Benefits -
Item level data
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- Provides merchandising data to you - same machine sales can be increased by up to 25%
- Makes drivers more productive - no "counting down" of machines
- Supply chain management by Item
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You need Item Level to participate in Infovend
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- Find out what products are selling in your area
- Compare yourself against other operators in the area
- Participation in rebate and other programs requires Item Level and DEX
- You can do this with or without Streamware
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Hidden Benefit - Helps you sell / acquire new accounts
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- Operators that can demonstrate electronic (DEX) management of machines are more trustworthy
- Ability to show historical sales by item is impressive
- Your competitors are (or soon will be) making this the standard
- You will feel confident that you can provide the best service
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Long Term Benefit - Sets the foundation for Wireless / Online Data
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- Long Term Benefit - Sets the foundation for Wireless / Online Data
- All wireless systems will be built on item level and DEX
- Estimates and forecasting can give you some of the same benefits as wireless TODAY at much less cost - this will only get better with wireless (though at considerable expense).
- NAMA Estimates average routes are $5500/wk
- Pre-kitting can give you $10,000 per week routes
- Truck estimate routes can give you $9000 routes
- Truck "drive by" systems need DEX/Item level
- Wide Area polling, cash card payments need DEX/Item level
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