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Interesting that item availability (qty on hand?) is powered by a ML model and not a field in the DB.
by gigatexal 6y ago
Interesting that item availability (qty on hand?) is powered by a ML model and not a field in the DB.
- petercooper 6y agoThough quite an interesting solution and an appropriate one for ML, I think, given the sporadic and temporally limited nature of the availability data they receive from the stores. After all, that a store has 100 cans of soda right now doesn't mean they'll have any when my order is being picked in 2 days time.
- jeeeb 6y agoAnother point on this - even if current inventory levels were known precisely (generally they aren’t), whether an item is currently available is not what is of interest. Rather what is of interest is whether an item will be available when an order is filled.