Inventory Glossary

What to build, and when

What sitting stock really costs

When the shelf hits zero

Stock that arrives on time

SKU, UPC, and EAN decoded

Stock still on the shop floor

Stock that stopped moving

Profit per dollar of stock

What to pull, and from where

Ask before you buy

The wait you have to plan for

The order size that costs less

The floor the supplier sets

Calculate the buffer, not just define it

Price on the dock, not the invoice

Which unit leaves first

Each, case, or pallet

Sold, but not on the shelf

When the count comes up short

Counts that stay current

Small counts, done continuously

The floor you restock to

A simpler reorder rule

Value and variability together

The warehouse closed loop

Tools that do not go missing

Wann nachbestellt wird

Getting back to target

Days of stock on hand

Ordering against a forecast

From the dock to the shelf

The three fulfillment steps

Sold without ever holding it

Closing the count gap

Per unit, or per batch

Off the books, for good

Design structure vs. build structure

How and where it gets built

A BOM line that is never built

What you can actually promise

Consumption deducted after the fact

One order, many releases

Pay for what actually arrived

One site, or several

More than the purchase price

Independent channels, or one pool

Counted on a schedule, not live

From raw material to customer

From acquisition to disposal

How often does it fail

Proof the reading can be trusted

Cost spread across useful life

When to order, and how much

A module, not a category

Three levels of granularity

Many owners, one warehouse

Where exactly it lives

A device ID, plus a batch ID

What the standard asks for

A planned cost, tracked against reality

A sequencing gap, not a real shortage

The bin itself is the signal