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Vending Machine Case Study

AI Cheetahs Performance Audit

KPIs & Metrics

Comprehensive performance indicators across all operational areas

Financial Metrics

Revenue per Machine per Day

Benchmark: $15-$75/day

$45.20

+8.3%

Cash vs Cashless Ratio

Trending toward cashless

32% / 68%

-5.2%

Fill Rate Achievement

Target: 95%+

96.8%

+1.2%

Gross Margin

Target: 30-60%

42.5%

+2.1%

Collection Variance

Tolerance: ±2%

±1.2%

-0.3%

Cost per Transaction

Target: <8%

6.8%

-0.5%

Performance Gauges

Machine Uptime

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96.2%
ExcellentTarget: 95%
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent

Fill Rate

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96.8%
ExcellentTarget: 95%
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent

Compliance Score

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94.5%
ExcellentTarget: 90%
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent

Customer Satisfaction

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84.0%
GoodTarget: 80%
Poor
Fair
Good
Excellent

Operational KPIs

Machine Uptime

Industry: 95-98%

96.2%

+0.8%

Mean Time Between Failures

Bill validators, card readers

45 days

+12.5%

Mean Time to Repair

Target: <24 hours critical

18 hrs

-15%

Service Call Frequency

Typical: <0.5 calls/machine

0.35/mo

-8.5%

Route Efficiency

Target: 12-18 machines/day

15.2 stops

+5.2%

Inventory Turnover

Target: 15-30 days

22 days

-3.1%

Product Performance

Product Velocity

Per top SKU

1,245 units/wk

+6.8%

Stockout Rate

Target: <5%

3.2%

-1.5%

Spoilage/Waste Rate

Target: <2% refrigerated

1.4%

-0.8%

Product Mix Score

Planogram optimization

87/100

+4.2%

Revenue by Category

Monthly breakdown

Franchise-Specific KPIs

Same-Store Sales Growth

Industry: 2-5% YoY

+4.2%

+1.8%

Compliance Score

>90% acceptable

94.5%

+2.1%

Royalty Remittance Accuracy

Tolerance: <1% variance

99.2%

+0.3%

Territory Saturation

Machines per capita

78%

+5.5%

Franchisee Profitability

Target: 15-25% EBITDA

21.5%

+1.2%

Customer Experience Metrics

Net Promoter Score

Industry: 30-50

42

+5%

Transaction Abandonment

Target: <3%

2.1%

-0.8%

Complaint Rate

Target: <5/1000 txns

3.2/1000

-1.2%

Industry Benchmark Summary

Financial

  • RPMAbove Avg
  • Gross MarginOn Target
  • Collection Var.Within Tol.

Operational

  • Uptime96.2%
  • MTTRExcellent
  • Route Eff.Good

Product

  • Fill Rate96.8%
  • StockoutLow
  • Spoilage1.4%

Franchise

  • Compliance94.5%
  • NPS42
  • Profitability21.5%