Automated cleaning machine processing using shortened cycle times

A method comprising:

• storing, in at least one storage device of an automated cleaning machine that has a wash chamber configured to receive one or more articles to be cleaned, one or more default cleaning cycle parameters associated with a default cycle mode and one or more short cycle cleaning cycle parameters associated with a short cycle mode, wherein the one or more articles are not component parts of the automated cleaning machine and are configured to be inserted and removed from the automated cleaning machine;
• executing, by the automated cleaning machine, a first set of consecutive cleaning cycles using the one or more default cleaning cycle parameters to wash one or more first sets of the one or more articles;
• determining, by a controller of the automated cleaning machine, first time durations between at least a first predetermined number of cleaning cycles in the first set of consecutive cleaning cycles;
• determining, by the controller, that the first time durations satisfy a short cycle threshold;
• and
• in response to determining that the first time durations satisfy the short cycle threshold, executing, by the automated cleaning machine, at least one first subsequent cleaning cycle using the one or more short cleaning cycle parameters to wash a second set of the one or more articles;
• executing, by the automated cleaning machine, a second set of consecutive cleaning cycles using the one or more short cleaning cycle parameters, wherein the second set of consecutive cleaning cycles includes the at least one first subsequent cleaning cycle, and wherein the cleaning cycles of the second set of consecutive cleaning cycles have shorter total cycle durations than the cleaning cycles of the first set of consecutive cleaning cycles;
• determining, by the controller, second time durations, the second time durations being between at least a second predetermined number of cleaning cycles in the second set of consecutive cleaning cycles;
• determining, by the controller, that the second time durations do not satisfy the short cycle threshold;
• and
• in response to determining that the second time durations do not satisfy the short cycle threshold, executing, by the automated cleaning machine, at least one second subsequent cleaning cycle using the one or more default cleaning cycle parameters to wash a third set of the one or more articles, wherein each cleaning cycle of the at least one second subsequent cleaning cycle has a longer total duration than each of the cleaning cycles of the second set of consecutive cleaning cycles.