Media replenishment management
A method of method of managing media replenishment at a media terminal, the method comprising: receiving a media event from a media terminal; retrieving a next scheduled media replenishment event for that media terminal; evaluating if the next scheduled media replenishment event is scheduled to occur within an acceptable delay period; and initiating an unscheduled replenishment event only if the next scheduled media replenishment event is scheduled to occur after the acceptable delay period.
1. A method of managing media replenishment at a media terminal, the method comprising:
receiving, by executable instructions that execute on a processor of a server from a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, media total updates relating to a media terminal including denomination totals for each denomination in the media total updates, wherein receiving further includes determining from the media total updates cassette totals for each media cassette of the media terminal;
calculating, by the executable instructions, a time at which a media total at the media terminal is expected to fall below an acceptable threshold based on the media totals and media demands for the media terminal in previous replenishment cycles associated with the media terminal and based on an acceptable delay period added to the calculated time, the acceptable delay period including: a lead time for media delivery to the media terminal, a geographic spread of a network that includes the media terminal and other media terminals, and a length of time necessary to travel from a media vault location to the media terminal;
ascertaining, by the executable instructions, if a next scheduled replenishment event for that media terminal will occur before that calculated time;
changing, by the executable instructions, a time of the next scheduled replenishment event ensuring a changed time occurs before that calculated time;
issuing, by the executable instructions, a replenishment request to the media vault based on the changed time;
updating, by the executable instructions, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) with information for the media terminal based on the replenishment request;
presenting, by the executable instructions within the GUI, an accuracy of media replenishment that reflects forecasted media demands for the media terminal versus actual media usage for the media terminal as one of: a line graph, a bar chart, and traffic lights; and
providing, by the executable instructions through the GUI, a manual override that permits an authorized user of the GUI to request replenishment of the media terminal and the other media terminals at any time.