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iQ Technology Upgrades: Your Shortcut to Effortless Inventory Management

Posted on by John Van Horn

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Are you tired of managing your inventory manually? Do you want to make your inventory management processes more efficient? Well, iQ Technology has got you covered! We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve updated our system with powerful new features to enhance your organization’s productivity. Everything is covered, from streamlining your inventory management processes to boosting efficiency. This blog showcases ten new features we’ve designed just for you. Trust us, this is one update you don’t want to miss!

  • Automated Pick List Creation: Our latest update simplifies pick list management by automating the process of generating and sending pick lists to specific individuals. This feature reduces the need for manual intervention and ensures that the right people receive the necessary information promptly. Say goodbye to the hassle of managing pick lists and hello to a streamlined process.
  • Exporting Pick List Ability: We understand that data management requires flexibility. With the new update, you can export your pick lists to either PDF or Excel formats. This will allow you to integrate this functionality with your existing processes and systems seamlessly.
  • Run Pick Lists for a Specific Supplier: Now, you can tailor your pick lists to your specific needs more precisely. Our latest update allows users to generate pick lists specific to a particular supplier. This new feature provides an added level of detail that will help you manage your inventory more effectively. By aligning your processes with supply chain requirements, you can ensure that your inventory management is tailored to your unique needs.
  • Edit Existing Assets with Ease: We’ve made asset management much simpler for you. Now, you can easily tweak the details of existing assets per your needs. While an asset will still be linked to a specific product, you can customize other aspects of it. Creating new assets is also a breeze as you no longer need to fill in all the fields – just the Asset ID number and the product will do.
  • Dynamic Planogram and Supply Room Updates: Keeping your inventory information consistent across different sections of the platform is essential. With this enhancement, product updates on the Products page will automatically propagate to the Planograms of machines and supply rooms associated with those products. This synchronization ensures that your inventory data remains accurate and up-to-date.
  • Transaction Report Enhancements: Our Transaction Report feature has received two valuable updates: 1) Department Display: Gain deeper insights by now being able to display the associated department for each employee in your transaction reports. 2) Toggles for Consumables and Check-in/Out: Toggle between “All,” “Consumables,” and “Check-in/Out” to focus your report on the specific transactions you need. This granularity allows for better analysis and understanding of your inventory movements.
  • Temperature Logs Update: Running Temperature Logs becomes even more insightful with the new ability to view logs for specific timeframes. This enhancement allows you to analyze temperature trends better and make informed decisions.
  • Inventory Report by Supplier: We recognize the significance of personalized reporting. With our latest Inventory Report capability, you can run the report either for a specific supplier or all suppliers, allowing you to divide and assess your inventory data.
  • Pack Quantity Update: Managing dispenses just got more accurate. When setting up or editing products, you can specify package price, cost, unit price, and cost. This enhancement ensures that your reports accurately reflect dispenses, especially in the Transaction Report.
  • Label Creation Made Easier: Labeling is no longer a guessing game! We’re excited to introduce the Barcode Creation feature for label creation. You can choose from Products, Supply Rooms, Machines, and Pick Lists. Customize which items to display for ultimate flexibility in your labeling process.

Experience the iQ Difference: Innovation Engineered for Your Success.

All these ten features we discussed were developed with your needs in mind, aiming to provide enhanced control, convenience, and efficiency. Your success is at the forefront of our efforts, and we’re confident that these updates will play a vital role in achieving your goals.

We listened to your needs and built these new features just for you! They’ll give you more control, make things easier, and help you work smarter. No more headaches, just streamlined processes, and happy coworkers. We’re sure these updates will get you closer to your goals. And it’s not just talk – our iQ technology is a game-changer. Dive in and take control of your inventory today! It’s time to revolutionize the way you work. Request your live, personalized demo today!

Five iQ Technology Upgrades: Your Shortcut to Effortless Inventory Management

Posted on by John Van Horn

Five iQ Technology Upgrades: Your Shortcut to Effortless Inventory Management

iQ Technology is more than just a payment acceptance system. It’s an innovative vending solution that revolutionizes vending experiences by streamlining transaction processing and empowering businesses. With a focus on innovation, we’ve introduced a series of transformative updates that unlock the full potential of iQ Technology vending management system. Elevate your vending operations today and experience the efficiency and empowerment that iQ Technology offers.

Let’s explore the updates that pave the way for the future of vending technology.

Improved Messaging for Passcodes

  • Clear Passcodes, Efficient Access: Enhanced messages on the iQ Tech Portal provide comprehensive insights into authorized products, machine access, and quantities, ensuring smoother dispensing processes. This upgrade transforms how your employees interact with the system, making their experience more intuitive and efficient. Clear communication regarding access rights and product availability simplifies dispensing, fostering a more productive and informed work environment.

 Simplified Employee Import

  • Effortless Employee Imports: Simplified FTP/SFTP import processes for employees, eliminating the need to include account names in spreadsheets. This streamlining of employee management means less administrative hassle for you. Now, bringing new team members into the system and ensuring security is simple, allowing you to focus on what matters most—your core operations.

 Default Department Terminology Update

  • Clarity in Default Department: Renaming the “Default” department to “Offline User Limits” for better understanding and adaptable customization, aligning with your organizational needs. This modification eliminates confusion and allows you to tailor your departments precisely per your requirements, providing you with a system that truly fits the unique contours of your business.

Alerts Delivered via SMS and Email

  • Versatile Alerts: Receive vital alerts via SMS and/or Email, empowering prompt actions and keeping you updated. Whether on the move or in the office, these alerts ensure you’re always in the know and help you make informed decisions. It provides you with real-time control, wherever you are, to drive efficiency and responsiveness in your operations.

Additional Alerts for Enhanced Control

  • Unauthorized Attempt Alerts: We have introduced a range of additional alerts for ultimate control. These alerts include product groups, asset specifics, check-ins, check-outs, missing user limits, pick lists, and online and offline unauthorized attempts. With this level of detail in alerts, you can easily monitor, control, and streamline your inventory operations. To learn more about our recent iQ Technology update and how it can improve your organization, enhance efficiency, and streamline your inventory management processes, check out the video below! These enhancements were developed based on your insights, reflecting our commitment to addressing your pain points and enhancing functionality. With these updates, you can experience greater control, improved insights, and streamlined processes within your inventory management. Let us show you how iQ Technology can help you take control of your inventory to reduce inventory costs and increase productivity within your organization. Request your live, personalized demo today!

Brace Yourself for the Future: Unveiling Five Game-Changing iQ Technology Updates!

Posted on by John Van Horn

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IDS is committed to making your inventory management seamless and productive. We’re thrilled to introduce new iQ Technology features to revolutionize your inventory processes. These new features have been designed to provide you with increased efficiency, improved insights, and enhanced control over your inventory processes. These advanced vending technology features have been designed to provide you with increased efficiency, improved insights, and enhanced control over your inventory processes. Ready to experience the future of seamless inventory management? Request a live demo from IDS, and let us show you how iQ Technology can reduce inventory costs and increase productivity through an intelligent approach to inventory management.

Master Your Inventory: Exploring Five New Features of iQ Technology

Posted on by John Van Horn

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At iQ Technology, we are dedicated to enhancing your inventory management experience and providing you with tools that streamline your operations and boost productivity. We’re excited to introduce a range of new inventory management features that will significantly add value to your inventory management processes. This blog explores five of the many new advanced features iQ Technology offers. 

Planogram Single Page View

We understand the importance of simplicity and efficiency in managing your machine selections. With our latest update, the Planogram pages for each machine have been transformed into a single, comprehensive view. Gone are the days of navigating through multiple pages – now, all of your selections associated with a machine are displayed on a single page. This enhancement ensures you have all the information you need at your fingertips, providing a seamless experience.

Full Product Name and Item Number Display

Accurate product identification is crucial for efficient inventory management. On the Planogram page for any machine, you can now hover over a product within the selection to reveal a pop-out box displaying the full product name. Additionally, the item number for that product will be conveniently listed below. This feature eliminates any guesswork, allowing you to quickly access the information you need.

Bulk Assign Product Requirements

We understand that managing product identifiers is essential to your inventory processes. Our system now empowers you with the ability to bulk assign these identifiers for multiple or all products simultaneously. This streamlined approach saves you time and effort, enhancing your control over product functions.

Default Views for Reports

Reports are a cornerstone of data-driven decision-making. With our latest enhancement, users can set up default views for each report. This means that when you access a report, your preferred data fields will already be pre-selected, streamlining the reporting process and providing you with the insights you need more efficiently.

Default Capabilities on Product Restrictions

Managing product restrictions is pivotal to maintaining control over your inventory. With our new feature, you can establish default product restrictions. When new products are added, they will automatically inherit the predetermined restrictions for each department. This proactive approach ensures consistent adherence to your inventory management protocols.

Conclusion: Make Your Inventory Management Seamless & Productive

Interested in learning more about how these five new iQ technology inventory management features can benefit your operations? Check out this helpful video by clicking here. These new features have been designed to provide you with increased efficiency, improved insights, and enhanced control over your inventory processes. Request a live demo from IDS, and let us show you how iQ Technology can reduce inventory costs and increase productivity through an intelligent approach to inventory management.

UCapIt Specialty Applications Spotlight

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Pandemics are not new to our world, but COVID-19 has taught us the need for prevention, testing and protection unlike any other in contemporary history. Intelligent Dispensing Solutions brings a comprehensive set of products that cover all three aspects through its UCapit family of machines.

  • Sani-Center Plus machines can dispense large and small PPE Kits to help in preventing the spread of harmful diseases, such as influenza, COVID-19 and even the common cold.
  • IDS Testing Center enables access to self-administered COVID-19 test kits for quick identification of the COVID-19 viruses in order to slow the spread in businesses and college campuses.
  • Harm Reduction Supply Dispenser helps to deliver essential supplies like needles, syringes and disposal containers in a safe manner.

UCapit specialty application machines can help businesses and institutions fight the spread of this pandemic while ensuring proper medical supply distribution and accountability. Emergency Medical Supplies (EMS) are not just expensive, but also very valuable as they have direct impact on the lives of people. UCapit machines help distribute medical supplies, ensure proper usage and prevents waste of such life-saving essentials.

Sani-Center

Preventing the spread of viruses reduces the social and economic impact of the pandemic by saving lives. The   dispenses PPE equipment and sanitation supplies to help contain spread of contagious diseases like COVID-19 and influenze.

Sani-Center dispensers are configurable to ensure delivery of a wide range of supplies – big and small. So, investing in a single machine, operators and institutions can cater to different PPE and sanitation requirements of the end-users. The proprietary  technology eliminates coils and the need for frequent maintenance.

IDS Testing Center

The key to successful testing for COVID-19 lies in two aspects, timeliness and trackability. Timeliness means the access to tests for symptomatic and asymptomatic hosts of the disease. Early detection can help both the affected and those around them.

The series of our medical supply distribution machines helps educational institutions and businesses in Return-to-Learn and Return-to-Work initiatives. It ensures easy access to self-administered test kits in a controlled process that allows trackability. This is achieved by scanning the bar code on the employee badge or the campus card. After sample collection, when the kit is returned, it is cross referenced with the bar code on the badge to ensure proper attribution of results.

IDS Testing Center uses a combination of cloud technology,  , optical sensing and its features like iVend guaranteed delivery to ensure proper dispensing of test kits, collection of samples and accurate attribution.

Harm Reduction Supply Dispenser

Prevention and testing are important steps towards mitigation of spread. Protecting or treating is important to save the lives. It helps in reducing the spread of HIV and other diseases. This is where UCapit’s comes into play.

These machines enhance safety in drug use through its automated syringe dispensing system. It is used by institutions and civic administration to provide health officials access to clean needles, clean syringes, and needle disposal containers for used needles.

Technology

Providing access to EMS and other life-saving commodities need to be reliable, controlled and trackable. UCapit leaves no stone unturned in terms of bringing in the right technology pieces from both Hardware and Software perspectives to deliver these values to its users and operators.

  • Hardware

The portfolio of products includes everything from that are installed in institutions or public spaces to Supply Lockers. are a critical component of the medical supplies value stream to proper ensure collection and distribution of narcotics and pharmaceuticals. But that is not all. The portfolio also boasts that of the that combine benefits of dispensers and supply lockers into one machine. This not only reduces the footprint, but also reduces cost of operations.

At a sub-system level, UCapIt uses cutting edge technology like IR sensing based iVend Guaranteed Delivery systems and  systems to ensure safe and assured delivery of essential commodities.

  • Software

Data visibility is the key to making timely and accurate decisions in the supply chain. It is more so when it comes to dispensing EMS and critical supplies. That is why UCapit’s iQ Technology ensures availability of real-time analytics that can provide actionable insights into consumption of supplies and usage of the machine. The data can help executives and managers make informed decisions for enterprise-wide inventory and asset management.

Benefits of UCapit Specialty Applications

In times of the pandemic, healthcare organizations look for ways to easily distribute medical supplies. When patient volumes are high and the need for quick access to testing is at never-before-seen levels, they also must minimize cost of operations. The cost of inventory is a big component of the cost of operations. The different features of the UCapit portfolio of machines help optimize the cost of inventory and reduce expensive wastage to deliver savings for its customers.

But that is not where it stops. It delivers benefits to all players across the value stream from civic bodies to end users and everyone in between.

Government & Civic Bodies Hospitals Businesses and Educational Institutions End Users (Students, workers, patients, etc.)
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UCapit machines can make a difference in the EMS and critical supplies space by positively impacting business profitability and the lives of people. To learn more about how we can help you or your institution distribute medical supplies, you can contact us at (866) 409-2895.

The New and Improved iQ Technology: The Medical Package

Posted on by John Van Horn

Intelligent Dispensing Solutions assists customers to find better medical supply management solutions and improve their efficiency. One way in which this is done is with iQ Technology. This module-based software enables organizations to reduce inventory costs and increase productivity.

IDS offers five iQ Technology software packages to allow you to choose a solution that works best for your organization. The next package we will break down is the medical inventory control package. This package includes the same components of the Standard Package, plus the features you need for enterprise-wide inventory and asset management. 

In addition to all of the components that can be found in the Standard Package, the Medical Package includes vehicle management, custom checklists and biometric management. These additions make the Medical Package the most comprehensive medical supply management system that iQ Technology has to offer.

Vehicle management allows you to manage all of your dispensing equipment in one location. Instead of spending time walking around to every machine within your organization, you are able to manage your equipment and check the health of each machine from one location. Additionally, vehicle management gives you the capability to set limits on the number of products that can be accessed by a single user per day, eliminating hoarding and waste. This key feature saves you and your organization valuable time and money. 

In order to ensure all machines are being inspected according to the standards you set, the Medical Package includes a custom checklist feature. During each inspection, users are able to check off each step of the inspection in order to confirm it is fully complete and everything passes its inspection. Create a checklist based on your standards.

Finally, biometric management allows the machine to track who accessed what product, the number of products that were accessed and when the product was accessed. Additionally, biometrics can be carried over from your previous machines, so employees can jump into using it immediately, instead of setting every employee up with new credentials. 

No matter what industry you are in, iQ Technology vending machines can help you manage your medical inventory. To find out more, give us a call at 1-877-771-4446.

The System Your Manufacturing Floor is Missing

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As a supervisor in a manufacturing company, it is your job to look for ways to cut overhead costs without reducing employee productivity. One of the most efficient ways to do this is by considering your inventory management system. Do your employees have to rummage through a supply closet looking for gloves? Are they spending precious minutes searching a bin in order to find safety glasses? If so, you are wasting time and money that can be easily resolved with an efficient production floor management system.

Inventory management systems, such as Vend Safety from Intelligent Dispensing Solutions, determine how and when an employee accesses an item. In order for an employee to access a safety mask, for example, they must first swipe their employee ID card. Then, their item will be dispensed to them and it will be detailed for you in a report. Additionally, it can be set up in such a way that employees must enter a PIN number or even through biometrics. This set of safety precautions saves you money through controlled production floor inventory management.

Vend Safety allows for more accurate inventory management. It eliminates the need to spend countless hours tallying the number of face masks or gloves you have on hand. Instead, administrators are able to track who accessed what item(s), when they accessed the item(s) and the quantity of the item they accessed. This chain of custody is critical when identifying and mitigating risks in a crisis situation, as well as is useful on an inventory management basis during normal operating circumstances. 

iQ Technology, Vend Safety’s proprietary software, saves you time by cutting down on inventory management. Eliminate the hours spent on counting inventory and organizing your supply closet. iQ Technology has reporting that details inventory information for you. This eliminates wasting money on unnecessary supplies and allows you to reallocate your time to something more important. 

“The integration of IDS’ iQ Technology software with our existing point-of-sale (POS) system drives the success of our 300 machines healthy vending program. Plus, the software’s real-time reporting and alerts allow us to manage the program efficiently and effectively,” states Julie Hedine, Director of Food and Nutrition Services at Pasco County School District.

In addition to offering automatic dispensing solutions, many companies are looking into offering personal protective equipment to supply to companies to stock their equipment. Offering both dispensing equipment and the PPE supplies to stock them moves the responsibility of maintaining your equipment and supplies from you, back to us. It reduces the time you spend with PPE replenishment. 

Inventory management solutions can come in the form of an automatic supply dispenser or a supply locker. Supply dispensers allow employees to increase productivity and reduce employee downtime by spreading out your storage to your point of use. They ensure your team has exactly what they need, when and where they need it. Supply lockers provide secure accountability for reusable assets and consumable products. Single and multiple item dispense, check-in/check-out, loan periods and asset management are all possible with supply lockers. 

Supply dispensers are useful for products of varying shapes and sizes. They are especially useful for one-time-use products or products that should not be shared amongst employees, such as safety glasses and face masks. Trays within the dispenser can be configured to provide employees with large items, such as boxes of alcohol wipes, to something small, such as earplugs.

For items of various shapes and sizes that need to be returned for others to use, such as tools, you may find a supply locker to be more useful. Supply lockers are adjustable and can be made to have anywhere from 3 compartments to up to 22 compartments. Additionally, select supply lockers include interior lighting and chargers within each compartment. This allows your employees to recharge tools, if necessary before someone else needs to use them. Both supply dispensers and supply lockers can be attached, with the help of a satellite supply locker.

“Our vending machines are great and perform like they’re brand new,” says Daniel Bolens, Desktop Services Specialist at JAMF Software. “IDS is the perfect solution and working with them is a very positive experience. We evaluated other suppliers and IDS had the best technological solution. The machines are embraced by the team and popular in the office.” 

Implementing an inventory management system in your manufacturing company allows you to cut back on time and money spent organizing supply closets and ensuring your employees are not hoarding supplies. Whether you are on the lookout for supply dispensers, supply lockers or a combination of both, Intelligent Dispensing Solutions has an inventory management solution to help cut overhead costs within your manufacturing company.

For more information about Vend Safety, or any other IDS products, give us a call at 1-877-771-4446.

The New and Improved iQ Technology: The Standard Package

Posted on by John Van Horn

Intelligent Dispensing Solutions assists customers in their mission to find better ways to manage inventory and improve their efficiency. One way in which this is done is with iQ Technology sales control tool. This module-based software enables organizations to reduce inventory costs and increase productivity by processing real-time data captured from IDS’ hardware.

IDS offers five iQ Technology software packages to allow you to choose a solution that works best for your organization. The next package we will break down is our vending machine inventory management package, which includes all of the components of the Basic Package, plus the features you need for an enterprise-wide inventory and asset management solution that includes dispensing larger items via IDS’ Supply Lockers.

One of the key features included in the Standard Package is the Supply Room. This feature allows you to save time and money by managing inventory that you have on hand anytime and anywhere. You will no longer have to spend hours in your supply room taking inventory of products. Instead, simply access your entire supply room with the click of a button.

Another feature is API/Pre-Authorization. We understand that security is important to our customers. That is why our API/Pre-Authorization feature allows customers to connect directly to their existing employee management system. Under this, information remains confidential by ensuring sensitive employee information is not stored within the iQ Technology platform.

Like the Basic Package, the Standard Package offers extensive reporting that features real-time, comprehensive sales control tools for managers. These reports eliminate the need for timely manual inventory audits, reduce shrinkage and waste and increase employee productivity.

No matter what industry you are in, iQ Technology can help you manage your inventory. To find out more about our vending machine packages with iQ technology, give us a call at 1-877-771-4446.

The New and Improved iQ Technology: The Basic Package

Posted on by John Van Horn

Intelligent Dispensing Solutions assists customers in their mission to find better ways to control inventory levels and improve their efficiency. One smart inventory management solution is with iQ Technology vending machine package. This module-based software enables organizations to reduce inventory costs and increase productivity by processing real-time data captured from IDS’ hardware.

IDS offers five iQ Technology vending machine packages to allow you to choose a solution that works best for your organization. The first package we will break down is the Basic Package, which includes the essential capabilities to streamline inventory and asset management within your organization.

iQ Technology offers a reporting system that features real-time, comprehensive insights for managers. These reports eliminate the need for timely manual inventory audits, reduce shrinkage and waste and increase employee productivity. Additionally, reports reduce the risk of keeping expired products within machines. 

The Basic package gives you the ability to put restrictions on certain products. For example, restrictions can be put in place for employees, departments or job functions to access the products they need to perform their job. You can also ensure employees are not wasting products by only allowing a certain number of products to be accessed by employees. This feature helps employers cut down on product waste and improve their inventory level control.

IDS machines with iQ Technology feature alerts that will allow managers to be in the know about the health of their hardware. These inventory alerts, which can be sent to multiple people, include:

  • Low stock in the machine
  • A product that will be expiring soon
  • Lack of internet connection
  • Open door on the machine
  • Item-specific dispenses

Keep track of your asset inventory through iQ Technology smart inventory management solution.

No matter what industry you are in, iQ Technology can help you manage your inventory. To find out more about this iQ technology vending machine package, give us a call at 1-877-771-4446.

The New and Improved iQ Technology: The Basic Package

Posted on by John Van Horn

Intelligent Dispensing Solutions assists customers in their mission to find better ways to manage inventory and improve their efficiency. One way in which this is done is by the iQ Technology smart inventory solution. This module-based software enables organizations to reduce inventory costs and increase productivity by processing real-time data captured from IDS’ hardware.

IDS offers five iQ Technology vending and distribution software packages to allow you to choose a solution that works best for your organization. The first package we will break down is the Basic Package, which includes the essential capabilities to streamline inventory and asset management within your organization.

iQ Technology offers a reporting system that features real-time, comprehensive insights for managers. iQ vending and distribution reports eliminate the need for timely manual inventory audits, reduce shrinkage and waste and increase employee productivity. Additionally, reports reduce the risk of keeping expired products within machines. 

The Basic package gives you the ability to put restrictions on certain products. For example, restrictions can be put in place for employees, departments or job functions to access the products they need to perform their job. You can also ensure employees are not wasting products by only allowing a certain number of products to be accessed by employees. This feature helps employers cut down on product waste. 

IDS machines with iQ Technology feature alerts that will allow managers to be in the know about the health of their hardware. These inventory alerts, which can be sent to multiple people, include:

  • Low stock in the machine
  • A product that will be expiring soon
  • Lack of internet connection
  • Open door on the machine
  • Item-specific dispenses

Keep track of your asset inventory through iQ Technology.

No matter what industry you are in, iQ Technology can help you manage your inventory. To find out more about our iQ technology vending and distribution, give us a call at 1-877-771-4446.