English Explanatory Dictionary

safety stock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Additional inventory planned to buffer against the variability in supply and demand plans, that could otherwise result in inventory shortages.

Word forms

safety stock safety stocks

Synonyms

buffer stock

Related words

inventoryless inventory management just-in-time JIT

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