Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

safety stock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: safe-ty -s-tock
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Additional inventory intended to buffer against variability in supply and demand plans, that could otherwise result in unmet demand or interruption of production.

Inflected Forms

safety stocks (plural)

Phrases

inventory management just-in-time

Frequently Paired Words

inventoryless inventory management just-in-time JIT

Synonyms

buffer stock

Questions

What does safety stock mean?: Additional inventory intended to buffer against variability in supply and demand plans, that could otherwise result in unmet demand or interruption of production.

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