The client needed an automated planning system to stock vending machines and minimarket shelves with the best selling products. The process was manual before and took a lot of time.
Challenge
As a market leader in hospitality, our client faced the challenge of stocking a vast number of vending machines and mini‑market shelves across restaurants and cafeterias. Product placement needed to follow specific business rules, making it difficult to manage manually at scale. The existing process was time‑consuming and required extensive human effort.
Solution
We implemented an AI‑driven planning system that automatically selects the best‑selling products from other markets while applying business rules to refine and override selections where necessary.
In addition to generating item lists and placement coordinates, the system produces detailed PDFs with visual illustrations of the products, vending machines, and shelf layouts—allowing on‑site staff to restock inventory quickly and accurately.
Result
The time required to create a planogram for vending machines or shelves dropped from hours to seconds. Minimal manual supervision remains necessary to handle new exceptions and adapt to rapidly changing business rules.