Loaner-Laptop Turn-Aways, Forecast-Fed Versus Ad Hoc, During Exam Week
A research poster from the School of Emergent Priorities compares two library branches drawing on the same loaner-laptop pool across an eight-day exam period, one running a week-ahead demand forecast that pre-allocates stock and one still allocating by staff judgement after its own forecasting rollout stalled. The forecast-fed branch's turn-away rate runs well under half the other's, while combined turn-aways across both branches barely move, consistent with the forecast relocating unmet demand rather than reducing it.
| Authors | Fenna Okoro , Marek Solheim |
|---|---|
| School | School of Emergent Priorities |
| Output type | Research poster |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.rssr33 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Cited by | 24 outputs |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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Cite as
@misc{slop_rssr33,
author = {Fenna Okoro and Marek Solheim},
title = {Pre-Allocated, Not Prevented: Loaner-Laptop Turn-Aways, Forecast-Fed Versus Ad Hoc, During Exam Week},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.rssr33},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-comparing-turn-away-rates-rssr33/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research poster},
}