backorders

Pending inventory requests

Backorders are orders for goods that are temporarily out of stock but will be shipped when available.

A company with strong demand might have thousands of units on backorder.

To backorder something is to place such an order: The item was backordered for six weeks.

The term implies the customer is willing to wait rather than cancel.

demand

requests

Formal expressions of want

purchasesGoods obtained for money
salesRevenue from goods moved
customersPeople who purchase goods

buyers · preorders · reservations · commitments · transactions · volume · surge · overflow · waitlist · queue

waiting

delay

Enforced waiting period

postponementDelaying to later
patienceCalm during delays
holdupTheft by threat

ETA · pending · queue · standby · deferral · lag · notification

supplychain

fulfillment

State of achieved purpose

stockoutsInventory exhaustion events
shortageDeficient supply of necessities
procurementObtaining goods externally

allocation · backlog · replenishment · sourcing · vendor · shipping · supplier · restock · logistics · distribution

inventory

stock

Goods kept for sale

warehouseBulk goods storage building
stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
goodsThings for sale

products · items · merchandise · reserve · surplus · shortage · depletion · availability · SKU · units

Categories

mail ordercatalog, catalogs, catalogue, shipping, delivery
mail-order business firmscatalogs, direct marketing, product catalogs, mailing lists, gift catalogs
Customer complaintshold times, overcharges, lost package, late delivery, no response
inventorystock, items, products, merchandise, assets

Opposites

inventory availability

backorderssurplus inventory

Goods beyond current demand

overstock · dead stock · overage · surplus goods · excess inventory

order fulfillment status

backordersclosed orders

Commands withheld from disclosure

order fulfillment timing

backordersinstant delivery

Receipt without delay

Family

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G