stockout

Inventory completely depleted

A stockout is when a product is unavailable because inventory has run out.

The term belongs to retail and supply chain management: The promotion caused stockouts across multiple stores.

A stockout means lost sales and frustrated customers—businesses track stockout rates as a key performance metric.

retail

unavailable

Cannot be accessed

scarcity · aisle · storefront · supermarket · shopper · display · signage · availability · walk-away · consumer

operations

inventory

Catalog of held assets

warehouse · fulfillment · just-in-time · stocktaking · expediting

causes

undersupply

Inadequate provision of goods

impact

dissatisfaction

State of being displeased

cancellation

Categories
Opposites
inventory availability

stockoutin stock

Available for sale

available · replenished · stocked · restocked · on hand

supply-demand balance

stockoutsurplus

Amount exceeding requirement

overstock · excess inventory · oversupply · glut · abundance

Family

stock, out, stocks, stocked, stocking, stockings, stocker, stockist, restock

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