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Field service parts inventory staleness: AI dispatch first-time fix vs idle time 5 minutes
Abstract
Wait up to five minutes only if stale-parts probability times second-trip cost exceeds five minutes of idle cost; otherwise dispatch now and verify en route.
Independent technical note mirroring the canonical version: https://technician.dev/blog/field-service-parts-inventory-staleness-ai-dispatch-first-time-fix-vs-idle-time-5-minutes.php
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BibTeX
@misc{pierce2026field,
title = {{Field service parts inventory staleness: AI dispatch first-time fix vs idle time 5 minutes}},
author = {Chase Pierce},
howpublished = {Zenodo},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23427900},
url = {https://zenodo.org/records/23427900},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Field service parts inventory staleness: AI dispatch first-time fix vs idle time 5 minutes
AU - Chase Pierce
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/16
PB - Zenodo
DO - 10.5281/zenodo.23427900
UR - https://zenodo.org/records/23427900
AB - Wait up to five minutes only if stale-parts probability times second-trip cost exceeds five minutes of idle cost; otherwise dispatch now and verify en route. Independent technical note mirroring the canonical version: https://technician.dev/blog/field-service-parts-inventory-staleness-ai-dispatch-first-time-fix-vs-idle-time-5-minutes.php
ER -