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Safety Stock

3/31/2017

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Safety Stock
  Safety stock is used to help meet or mitigate the risks associated with stockouts.  Organizations often hold excessive inventory as a result of safety stock which in the most general sense is held to protect against uncertainties in supply and demand.  Safety stock is sometimes referred to as fluctuation inventory.  
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