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1. A method of utilization of inventory space for a plurality of articles in an article dispensing machine, the article dispensing machine comprising a user interface, a processor in communication with the user interface, and a non-removable storage unit for holding the plurality of articles in a plurality of slots, the method comprising:
receiving, at the processor, a list identifying a subset of the plurality of articles, the subset targeted for removal from the article dispensing machine, wherein the plurality of articles comprise consumer goods articles; receiving, at the article dispensing machine, at least one article from outside of the article dispensing machine; identifying if the at least one received article matches one of the subset of the plurality of articles, using the processor; if the at least one received article matches one of the subset of the plurality of articles, using the processor, causing the article dispensing machine to automatically move the at least one received article to a predetermined area of the article dispensing machine, wherein the predetermined area is reserved for non-consumer inventory management; and using the processor, causing the article dispensing machine to automatically move one or more of the subset of the plurality of articles from a consumer inventory management section of the non-removable storage unit to the predetermined area. |
