Analytics based climate control in vending machines

A system for monitoring a climate-controlled vending machine using data analytics, the system comprising:

• a memory;
• a processor device communicatively coupled to the memory;
• and
• a data analytics unit of the climate-controlled vending machine that is communicatively coupled to the processor device and the memory wherein the climate-controlled vending machine is configured to
• store two or more items within a primary storage unit of the vending machine,
• determine that a first slot is available within a secondary storage unit of the vending machine, the secondary storage unit being a climate-controlled unit,
• transfer a first item of the two or more items within the primary storage unit into the first slot of the secondary storage unit, wherein the first item is in a condition at a time of the transfer,
• alter the condition of the first item within the secondary storage unit to a first condition,
• monitor the condition of the first item to determine if the first item is at the first condition,
• receive, from a user, a selection of the first item,
• inform the user if the first item has not met the first condition,
• prompt the user with an option to make a new selection if the first item has not met the first condition,
• dispense, using a dispensary unit, the first item from the first slot, to the user in response to receiving the selection of the first item, and
• replenish the first slot with a replacement item from the primary storage unit.

A computer program product for monitoring a climate-controlled vending machine using data analytics, the climate-controlled vending machine comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable application stored therein, wherein the computer readable application, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

• store two or more items within a primary storage unit of the vending machine;
• determine that a first slot is available within a secondary storage unit of the vending machine, the secondary storage unit being a climate-controlled unit;
• transfer a first item of the two or more items within the primary storage unit into the first slot of the secondary storage unit, wherein the first item is in a condition at a time of the transfer;
• alter the condition of the first item within the secondary storage unit to a first condition after the first item has been transferred;
• monitor the condition of the first item to determine if the first item is at the first condition;
• receive, from a user, a selection of the first item;
• inform the user if the first item has not met the first condition;
• prompt the user with an option to make a new selection if the first item has not met the first condition;
• dispense, using a dispensary unit, the first item from the first slot, to the user in response to receiving the selection of the first item;
• and
• replenish the first slot with a replacement item from the primary storage unit.