safety stock

English

Noun

safety stock (plural safety stocks)

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

   Synonym: buffer stock

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: veiligheidsvoorraad m, buffervoorraad (nl) m
• Finnish: varmuusvarasto (fi)
• French: stock tampon m
• German: Sicherheitsbestand m, Pufferbestand m, Puffervorrat m
• Polish: zapas bezpieczny m