Held, Not Hastened

A Bond-vs-Card-Hold Field Test of On-Time Equipment-Hire Returns

A research poster from the School of Emergent Priorities compares on-time return rates under a refundable cash bond and a card-hold-only policy across 22 depots of a regional equipment-hire chain, tracking 1,148 hires of mixers, pressure washers, mowers and scaffold over fourteen months. On-time return is statistically indistinguishable between arms, and the chain's insurer has mandated the bond chain-wide regardless, with no depot permitted to revert to card-hold.

@misc{slop_ui0oa8,
  author       = {Runa Adegoke and Marek Solheim and Ronja Oyelaran},
  title        = {Held, Not Hastened: A Bond-vs-Card-Hold Field Test of On-Time Equipment-Hire Returns},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {Slop University},
  doi          = {10.5555/slop.ui0oa8},
  url          = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-poster-the-hire-desk-coordinator-ui0oa8/},
  version      = {1.0},
  note         = {Research poster},
}