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Stock+ · Supply rhythm
Stock+ Glossary
Inventory, warehousing, and fulfillment
Terms for on-hand balances, valuation, and traceability as Stock+ keeps Finance+ journals aligned.
37 terms match your filters
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3
3PL / 4PL
Foundations
Third-party logistics operators managing warehouses vs fourth-party orchestrators.
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A
Allocation / Reservation
Fulfillment
Soft or hard holds against on-hand for orders, projects, or service fleets.
Available-to-Promise
Stock+ usage
Quantity you can commit on new orders given current supply and reservations.
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B
Bin / Location
Fulfillment
Sub-zone addressing (aisle-bin-shelf) speeding pick paths and audits.
BOM (Bill of Materials)
Fulfillment
Structured list of components required to build or assemble a parent item.
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C
Consignment Stock
Traceability
Inventory physically at customer sites but financially owned until consumption.
Cross-Dock
Fulfillment
Flow-through handling with minimal putaway—common in high-velocity DCs.
Cycle Count
Fulfillment
Periodic partial counts verifying accuracy without full wall-to-wall audits.
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D
Demand Forecast
Planning
Projected sales or production drivers feeding replenishment and S&OP.
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F
FIFO / LIFO / WAC
Foundations
First-in-first-out, last-in-first-out, and weighted-average cost methods for COGS.
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G
GS1 / Barcode
Data standards
Standards for GTINs and barcode symbologies speeding retail and healthcare scans.
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K
Kitting / Assembly
Fulfillment
Combining components into sellable kits with labor and overhead absorption.
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L
Landed Cost
Planning
True cost including freight, duties, and handling allocated to receipts.
Lead Time
Fulfillment
Delay between placing and receiving replenishment—including transit and QC.
Lot Traceability
Traceability
Tracking batches forward to customers and backward to suppliers for recalls.
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M
Min-Max Planning
Planning
Simple min/max thresholds when demand is steady and inexpensive to compute.
MOQ / EOQ
Planning
Minimum order quantity vs economic order quantity models balancing holding vs ordering costs.
MRP / MPS
Fulfillment
Material requirements planning aligning components to master production schedules.
Multi-Warehouse
Stock+ usage
Network of sites with transfers, sourcing rules, and available-to-promise per location.
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O
Obsolescence Reserve
Planning
Financial provision for slow-moving or end-of-life inventory.
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P
Phantom BOM
Data standards
Manufacturing-only subassembly exploded during MRP but not stocked separately.
Pick, Pack & Ship
Fulfillment
Warehouse process to select items, consolidate cartons, and manifest shipments.
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Q
Quarantine / Hold
Traceability
Status blocking usage until inspection releases or fails product.
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R
Reorder Point
Planning
Inventory level triggering replenishment when lead-time demand is covered.
Replenishment Rule
Planning
Policy dictating min/max levels, EOQ, or demand-driven pull signals.
Reverse Logistics
Fulfillment
Returns, refurb, and recycling flows affecting inventory quality buckets.
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S
Safety Stock
Planning
Buffer inventory protecting against demand or supply variability.
Serial Number Tracking
Traceability
Unique unit IDs for warranty, leasing, or regulated assets.
Shrinkage
Planning
Loss from damage, theft, or miscounts between book and physical stock.
SKU (Stock Keeping Unit)
Foundations
Unique identifier for a salable or trackable item configuration.
SLOB (Slow & Obsolete)
Planning
Reporting band for inventory requiring markdowns or write-offs.
Slow Mover
Planning
Items with low turns flagged for promotions or discontinuation.
Stockout
Planning
Zero on-hand before demand is satisfied—lost sales or downtime risk.
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T
Transfer Order
Fulfillment
Inter-site movement with in-transit ledgers until receipt posts.
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U
Unit of Measure
Foundations
Each, case, pallet conversions ensuring purchases and picks stay consistent.
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V
Vendor Managed Inventory
Partners
Supplier monitors customer stock levels and triggers replenishment.
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W
Wave Picking
Fulfillment
Batching picks by carrier cutoff or zone to optimize labor.
Related resources
Layer this glossary on the Stock+ guide and finance postings.
Stock+ module guide
Warehouses, workflows, and integrations.
·Stock+ product page
Capability overview.
·Knowledge base home
All modules and playbooks.
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