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What does Safety Stock mean?

An additional quantity of an item held in the inventory in order to reduce the risk that the item will be out of stock.

Safety Stock in a sentence
We maintain a Safety Stock of key components to avoid production stoppages due to unexpected demand or supply delays.

Safety Stock in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Sicherheitsbestand

Eiserne Reserve, um Lieferengpässe abzufedern.

French
Stock de sécurité

Niveau de stock minimal pour éviter la rupture en cas d'aléa.

Spanish
Stock de seguridad

Inventario extra para protegerse de variaciones en la oferta o demanda.

Italian
Scorta di sicurezza

Riserva di prodotti per far fronte a picchi imprevisti di domanda.

Common phrases with Safety Stock

  • maintain safety stock
  • key components safety stock
  • unexpected demand safety stock

Synonyms and opposites for Safety Stock

  • Synonym Buffer stock

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