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PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR DETERMINING ALLOCATION OF INVENTORY FOR A VENDING MACHINE

  • US 20070235465A1
  • Filed: 04/04/2007
  • Published: 10/11/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining a plurality of product types that are available to be sold via a vending machine;

    determining inventory management data for each of the product types, in which the inventory management data includes at least one of the following categories;

    inventory data, slotting requirement data, profitability data, subscription account data, soft demand data, seasonality data, and product tenure data;

    determining an inventory allocation based on the inventory management data for each of the product types, in which the inventory allocation specifies a set of product types which are each selected from the plurality of product types; and

    outputting an indication of the determined inventory allocation.

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