Automatic vending management system and management method

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic vending management system and a management method to solve the problems of high loss rate of commodities and high sales cost in an existing self-service vending store. The automatic vending management system provided by the invention comprises a self-service vending store and a user terminal, and the self-service vending store comprises a commodity display areaand a customer active area which is provided with an automatic control computer, a commodity pick-up platform and a customer access door. The commodity display area is provided with multiple groups ofcontainers, each of the containers is connected to the commodity pick-up platform through a mechanical commodity supply device and is connected to the automatic control computer through a network, and commodities are transported to the commodity pick-up platform through the mechanical commodity supply device after a user places an order. A customer can observe the commodities placed in the commodities display area through a glass screen, place an order on a self-service touch screen to buy the commodities, and then pick up the commodities at the commodity pick-up platform. The whole purchaseprocess does not require the contact with the commodities, the commodities are taken at the end of the purchase, an RFID tag is not needed in the commodity purchase process, and the cost of the storecan be greatly saved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of commodity retailing, in particular to an unattended automatic vending management system and management method. Background technique [0002] At present, the commodity retail industry is dominated by supermarkets. The daily work of receiving, loading, sorting, cleaning, inspection, loss prevention, and cash register requires a large number of staff. The cost of personnel has become one of the heavy burdens in the retail industry. In addition, retail stores, supermarkets, and convenience stores are generally located on the first floor of buildings in prosperous commercial areas with a large flow of people, and the rent is relatively high, which keeps increasing the cost of the retail industry. With the continuous increase of labor costs and rent costs, the profits of the retail industry are getting lower and lower, which has become a bottleneck restricting the sustainable development of the retail industry. [0003]...

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[0008] In order to solve the problems of high commodity discount rate and high container cost in existing unmanned vending stores, the present invention aims to provide an automatic vending system and management method. Customers do not directly touch commodities, and there is no need for commodity identification Using RFID technology, open containers are used, so the cost of the store is greatly reduced

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