Mr. John Sowell This is Me

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1. 1. www.vistarvsa.com

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   Published on: 5/25/2008   Last Visited: 5/25/2008

   John Sowell, founder of North County Vending, started his route vending business in 1977 in Vista, California, after retiring from the U. S. Marine Corps
   
   North County Vending or NCV as it is commonly referred to, is still a family owned business and has expanded its operations to seven western states and has grown to ten branches.
   
   John has always looked for ways to increase productivity and to improve efficiency's.As an example in the late 1980's, John pioneered the introduction of handheld technology into his route business.He also realized that equally important with managing his cost of goods was the management of labor costs.
   
   Over the years he and his management team have experimented with a variety of initiatives designed to improve productivity; such as Six Day Routes and Split Days, where an operation uses two 8-hour shifts.According to John "We did see improvement in productivity and we were able to consolidate some routes, but we were concerned about accountability.We felt that there weren't enough efficiency's gained to offset our concerns with accountability for cash and product.It was just too difficult to manage two drivers with one set of keys and one truck so we discontinued the practice".
   
   NCV has also looked at "Dynamic Routing" as a solution to improve efficiency's.John said, "If we had a more accurate forecasting tool or a wireless platform which would integrate with our existing hardware we could ping our locations, starting with the farthest point away from the warehouse, and build a route based on just those locations which need service.

2. 2. Peppercoin Unveils 'Version 3' With Added Flexibility For Pay-As-You-Go, Subscription, Pre- And Post-Pay Use | Articles | Vending Features | Vending Times

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   Published on: 3/21/2007   Last Visited: 6/12/2008

   The added functionality of Version 3.0 appeals to John Sowell, chief executive officer of North County Vending (Vista, CA)."As a vending operator, we believe Version 3.0 of Peppercoin's Small Transaction Suite will grow both revenue and profitability, and ultimately afford North County vending the financial flexibility to enter new vending markets that, to date, have been unappealing due to profitability concerns," he said.

3. 3. www.cantaloupesystems.com

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   Published on: 8/1/2005   Last Visited: 5/3/2008

   Mr. John Sowell, president of North County Vending, was quoted as saying, "We are proud of the role we played in the adoption of M2M technology into the Vending industry.