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  2. Safety stock - Wikipedia

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    Safety stock is a term used by logisticians to describe a level of extra stock that is maintained to mitigate risk of stockouts (shortfall in raw material or packaging) caused by uncertainties in supply and demand. Adequate safety stock levels permit business operations to proceed according to their plans. [1]

  3. Reorder point - Wikipedia

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    The reorder point (ROP), also reorder level (ROL) or "optimal re-order level", [1] is the level of inventory which triggers an action to replenish that particular inventory. It is a minimum amount of an item which a firm holds in stock, such that, when stock falls to this amount, the item must be reordered.

  4. Inventory optimization - Wikipedia

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    Modeling multiple stages allows other types of inventory, including cycle stock and prebuild along with safety stock due to time phased demands, to be more accurately predicted. [18] As part of inventory optimization, supplier performance, customer service and internal asset metrics should be continuously monitored to enable continuous improvement.

  5. Supply chain optimization - Wikipedia

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    The resulting optimized inventory level is known as a model stock. Meeting the model stock level is also an area requiring optimization. Because the movement of product to meet the model stock, called the stock transfer, needs to be in economic shipping units such as complete unit loads or a full truckload, there are a series of decisions that ...

  6. ABC analysis - Wikipedia

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    average supply level No of delivery in 4 weeks average supply level A: 200: 75%: 800: 2.5 weeks: 800: 1.5 weeks a: same delivery frequency, safety stock reduced from 2.5 to 1.5 weeks a, require tighter control with more man-hours. B: 400: 15%: 1600: 2.5 weeks: 800: 3 weeks: increased safety stock level by 20%, delivery frequency reduced to half ...

  7. (Q,r) model - Wikipedia

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    Its is a class of inventory control models that generalize and combine elements of both the Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model and the base stock model. [2] The (Q,r) model addresses the question of when and how much to order, aiming to minimize total inventory costs, which typically include ordering costs, holding costs, and shortage costs.

  8. Meta Platforms (META) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript - AOL

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    Image source: The Motley Fool. Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Jan 29, 2025, 5:00 p.m. ET. Contents: Prepared Remarks. Questions and Answers. Call ...

  9. Inventory - Wikipedia

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    It is the extra stock that is kept in reserve above and beyond the regular inventory levels. The purpose of safety stock is to provide a buffer against fluctuations in demand or supply that could otherwise result in stockouts. Reorder level: Reorder level refers to the point when a company place an order to re-fill the stocks. Reorder point ...