
AI for Inventory and Ordering: How Service Businesses Stop Running Out of What They Need
Your best technician is 30 minutes into a job when he realizes the part he needs isn’t on the truck. It was supposed to be restocked last week, but nobody noticed the bin was empty. Now you’ve got a half-finished job, a frustrated customer, and a tech making a 45-minute round trip to the supply house. This happens in every service business that touches physical inventory. HVAC companies run out of capacitors. Plumbers run short on fittings. Electricians need a breaker panel that’s backordered because nobody checked lead times. Cleaning companies run through supplies faster than expected during flu season. ...