excess inventory
Too much merchandise
Excess inventory is stock that exceeds what a business can sell within a reasonable timeframe.
It ties up capital, occupies warehouse space, and may eventually become obsolete or require discounting: The retailer marked down excess inventory after the holiday season.
Also called overstock or surplus inventory.
- overproductionExcessive manufacture beyond need
- bulk purchasingOrdering in large quantities
- just in timeAt the last moment
- liquidation salesDiscounted merchandise from closing businesses
- fire saleUrgent, deep-discount liquidation
economic downturns · write-offs · deadstock · dead stock · shelf life · seasonal fluctuations · supply chain management · environmental impact · clearance · warehouse storage
- inventorystock, items, products, merchandise, assets
- dead stockunsold goods, surplus stock, overstock, clearance items, shelf warmers
- factory problemsdefects, breakdowns, downtime, bottlenecks, delays
- bargain goodscloseout, clearance, liquidation, markdown, discounts
- waste typesfood waste, pollution, landfills, electronic waste, e-waste
- surplus auctionsgovernment auctions, surplus auctions, surplus goods, military surplus, army surplus
inventory quantity
excess inventoryinventory shortage
Insufficient goods on hand
stockout · out of stock · shortage · undersupply · empty shelves
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