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Excess Inventory
Inventory Management

Excess Inventory

Inventory above the quantity reasonably required by demand, service and replenishment policies.

Examples

  1. 01The warehouse holds EUR 400,000 of excess inventory: stock above what demand and safety stock rules require.
  2. 02Each month, the material planner reviews excess inventory by item class and asks why it was ordered.
  3. 03Stopping automatic orders for items with excess inventory cuts stock by EUR 150,000 within three months.

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