Operations
Planogram
Term from the vending glossary
Defined allocation of machine slots: which product in which coil or slot, with price and fill quantity. Basis for inventory planning and restocking.
The planogram is the stocking plan for a machine: which product sits in which slot, in what quantity, at what price. It links assortment planning to service visits — without a fixed planogram, each driver stocks based on personal judgment, making sales figures incomparable.
Well-managed planograms become a control tool. Sales data by slot reveals which products justify their positions, which should move to higher-visibility slots, and which should be removed from the machine. Machine groups at similar locations with comparable customer profiles can then adopt a shared planogram, simplifying logistics.