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What does VMI mean?

A business model in which the buyer of a product provides information to a vendor of that product and the vendor takes full responsibility for maintaining an agreed inventory of the material.

VMI in a sentence
With Vendor-Managed Inventory, our supplier is responsible for maintaining our stock levels.

VMI in German, French, Spanish and Italian

German
Lieferantengesteuerter Bestand
also Vendor-Managed Inventory, VMI

Der Lieferant ist für die Bestandsverwaltung beim Kunden verantwortlich.

French
Inventaire géré par le fournisseur
also Vendor-Managed Inventory, VMI

Modèle où le fournisseur gère les stocks pour le compte du client.

Spanish
Inventario administrado por el proveedor
also Vendor-Managed Inventory, VMI

El proveedor decide cuándo y cuánto reponer según los datos del cliente.

Italian
Inventario gestito dal fornitore
also Vendor-Managed Inventory, VMI

Gestione delle scorte affidata direttamente al fornitore.

Common phrases with VMI

  • maintain stock levels VMI
  • supplier responsible VMI

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