Demand Planning
One Vending Site Performs Better Than Another: Compare Like-for-Like Trading Days
Two vending sites can produce different weekly sales even when their machines and ranges look similar. Before declaring one location
Vending Stock Is Given Away for a Site Event: Record the Withdrawal Separately
Taking vending stock for a staff event may be perfectly intentional, but it still needs a record. If the packs
Office Vending During a Recruitment Open Day: Plan for Unfamiliar Customers
A recruitment open day brings people into an office who may never have used its vending machine. They may also
Vending Stock Is Available but Customers Cannot Find It: Review the Selection Layout
A customer may report that a snack is missing even when it is available in the machine. Before adding more
Vending Customers Ask for a Larger Range: Test Whether More Lines Improve Availability
Requests for more vending products do not always mean that adding more lines is the best next step. Customers may
Office Vending Feedback from One Busy Week: Choose a Fair Review Period
One unusually busy week can produce plenty of vending feedback and still be a poor basis for changing the whole
Office Vending During a Charity Snack Sale: Interpret the One-Day Change in Demand
A charity snack sale in the office can change vending purchases for a day without signalling a lasting change in
Buying a Vending Machine for a Building Due to Reopen: Test Demand in Stages
Buying vending equipment for a reopening building means making a decision before normal attendance is visible. The planned occupancy may
Office Teams Attend on Alternating Weeks: Plan Vending Around the Actual Pattern
An office with alternating attendance weeks can have a misleading average headcount. A machine that serves a busy team week
Free Breakfast Meetings and Office Vending: Interpret the Change in Morning Sales
A free office breakfast meeting can reduce some morning vending purchases while increasing others. Staff who have already eaten may
A Phased Office Move: Review Vending Demand as Each Team Arrives
A phased office move creates a changing vending audience. The first team may arrive weeks before the final floor is
Office Vending for Staff on Fixed Part-Time Days: Count People by Day
An office headcount can hide very different patterns of vending demand when colleagues work fixed part-time days. Forty people on