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V-CommerceSM, as used by NAMA, refers to vending technology. During the past decade, technology has dramatically changed the information vending operators use to plan, coordinate, control, and evaluate operations. Automated information systems enable operators to achieve their goals more easily. V-Commerceism describes the nearly unlimited range of advanced automatic merchandising technology applications available to the industry. These include, but aren’t limited to, data exchange standards, wireless operations, and cashless vending payment systems.

Click here to hear a 6-minute presentation podcast by Dr. Michael Kasavana as he shares his findings and projections on the future of vending technology.

V-Commerce is taught on the campus at Michigan State University.

Each fall, NAMA's endowed professor , Dr. Michael Kasavana, leads a course on V-Commerce. Students are introduced to the vending, coffee service and foodservice industry through guest lectures taught by industry experts. See the 2006 class lectures now:

Effective Personal Leadership
December 4, 2006
Dan Mathews, NAMA
Mp3
(Video files for Ipod, Quicktime or iTunes)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Office Coffee Service
November 20, 2006
Roger Stewart, NAMA
Mp3

Vending Solutions
November 15, 2006
Joshua Corrick - JCM American Corp.
Kristin Ropke - Kar's Nuts
Mp3

Selling to the Food Service Industry
November 13, 2006
Jim Probestle - Prodyne Consulting
Ron Pawlukiewicz - Pepsi Cola
Mp3

The Role a Broker Serves
November 6, 2006
Jim Patterson Jr., Patterson Company Inc.
Mp3

Intelligent Vending
November 1, 2006
Jim Turner, USA Technologies
Mp3

Vending Success
October 30, 2006
Jeff Parks, CL Swanson Corp.
Mp3
(Video files for Ipod, Quicktime or iTunes)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

Canteen Services
October 25, 2006
Norm Harris, Canteen
Mp3

Health and Safety Issues
October 15, 2006
Larry Eils, NAMA
Mp3

Vending Innovations & Governmental Affairs
October 11, 2006
Anant Agrawal, Cantaloupe Systems
Brian Allen, NAMA
Mp3

Remote Machine Monitoring
October 9, 2006
Gene Ostendorf, InOne
Mp3

Vending Industry Perspectives
September 25, 2006
Craig Hesch, AH Vending
John Bruntz, Wittern Group
Mp3

Self-Service Retail
September 25, 2006
Jim Phelps, CompuShop
Mp3

Human Resources
September 21, 2006
Patti Dungan, Vice President of Human Resources, Five Star Vending Corporation
Joann Gonos, Manager, Human Resources, NAMA
Mp3

Vending Perspective
September 18, 2006
Tim Sanford, Editor, Vending Times Magazine
Alicia Lavay-Kertes, Publisher, Vending Times Magazine
Elliot Maras, Editor, Automatic Merchandiser
Mp3

Coin/Bill Mechanisms
September 13, 2006
Craig Lewis, MEI
Mp3

An Industry Overview
September 11, 2006
Eddie Hicks, Prestige Services
Mp3

Introduction to NAMA
September 6, 2006
Richard Geerdes
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Introduction to NAMA
September 6, 2006
LyNae Schleyer
Mp3

MSU Vending
August 30, 2006
Jim McKillips
Mp3

MSU Vending
August 28, 2006
Jim McKillips
Mp3




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