The Truth About Vending Route Commission Systems
As a Planet Antares vending operator, you must know that commission systems work well in situations where the employee has a lot of control over the rate of production. Of course, it depends on his ability to work harder, smarter, longer and faster.
In industries where the employees don’t have complete control of the rate of production, commission systems can be less effective. A vending route environment would be one of those industries. For example, a route person who is aid on a commission basis knows that he will earn more if he collects more money on his route.
Planet Antares vending route drivers must learn how to fill and clean vending machines as quickly as possible. They must also reduce the amount of time spent at each location, with the hope that there will be more time to service machines and collect cash each day.
Till now, a commission system appears to be a win-win situation for the Planet Antares operations and the route person. In this way, the employee can earn more commission and the company can earn more profits.
A recent survey revealed that most operators pay drivers some type of incentive. Fewer pay drivers a fixed salary. Some of the vendors pay only commission and other pay a combination of commission and salary.
Other than these points, you need to consider several issues related to commission systems. As the route driver would want to service more Planet Antares vending machines, he may:
1. Drive too fast
2. Perform less than 100 percent of the machine sanitaiton requirements
3. Ignore simple mechanical procedures
4. Fail to take the time to coin test a machine after filling it
Any or all of these factors can create more serious problems than the problem the commission system was originally designed to solve.
On its own, a commission system will not teach you how to schedule a route. The best way out is to service the Planet Antares vending machines only after the machine has made enough sales to profitably justify the cost of service.
In industries where the employees don’t have complete control of the rate of production, commission systems can be less effective. A vending route environment would be one of those industries. For example, a route person who is aid on a commission basis knows that he will earn more if he collects more money on his route.
Planet Antares vending route drivers must learn how to fill and clean vending machines as quickly as possible. They must also reduce the amount of time spent at each location, with the hope that there will be more time to service machines and collect cash each day.
Till now, a commission system appears to be a win-win situation for the Planet Antares operations and the route person. In this way, the employee can earn more commission and the company can earn more profits.
A recent survey revealed that most operators pay drivers some type of incentive. Fewer pay drivers a fixed salary. Some of the vendors pay only commission and other pay a combination of commission and salary.
Other than these points, you need to consider several issues related to commission systems. As the route driver would want to service more Planet Antares vending machines, he may:
1. Drive too fast
2. Perform less than 100 percent of the machine sanitaiton requirements
3. Ignore simple mechanical procedures
4. Fail to take the time to coin test a machine after filling it
Any or all of these factors can create more serious problems than the problem the commission system was originally designed to solve.
On its own, a commission system will not teach you how to schedule a route. The best way out is to service the Planet Antares vending machines only after the machine has made enough sales to profitably justify the cost of service.
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