back order
Awaiting future inventory
A back order is an order for goods that are temporarily out of stock, to be fulfilled when inventory is replenished: The part is on back order and should ship next week.
As a verb, to back-order something is to place such an order.
The term appears in retail and supply chain contexts when demand exceeds immediate availability.
Deficient supply of necessities
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- stockroomStorage for merchandise
- supplierSource of goods
vendor · procurement · sourcing · supply chain · logistics · distribution · reserve · surplus
Buy before availability
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- stockoutInventory exhaustion event
- restockReplenish depleted inventory
- replenishmentRestoring depleted supply
availability · allocation · lead time · shipment · pending · hold · reservation · queue
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
supplier · vendor · procurement · sourcing · supply chain · logistics · distribution · reserve · surplus · deficit
preorder
Buy before availability
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- stockoutInventory exhaustion event
- restockReplenish depleted inventory
replenishment · availability · allocation · lead time · shipment · pending · hold · reservation · queue · waiting list
lead time
Interval before completion
lag · setback · slowdown · wait time · shipping delay · ETA · timeline · patience · anticipation · suspense
- orderscommand, decree, dictate, mandate, proclamation
- cargocargo, freight, shipment, payload, goods
- Purchase Typesonline purchase, wholesale, retail, subscription, preorder
- sales pitchesbuy now, shop now, act now, call now, free shipping
- limited availabilityshort list, only choice, sold out, out of stock, shortage
back orderin stock
Available for sale
available · ready to ship · on hand · stocked · on the shelf
back orderoverstock
Surplus goods beyond demand
surplus · excess inventory · overstocked · surplus stock · glut
back, order, backs, backed, backing, backer, backless, orders, ordered