stockouts
Inventory completely depleted
Stockouts are instances when inventory runs out—when a product customers want isn't available for purchase.
The term belongs to retail and supply chain management: Stockouts during the holiday season cost the company millions.
A stockout represents failure in demand forecasting or logistics, sending customers to competitors.
Severely reduced or emptied
- empty shelvesStorage with nothing stored
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- unstockedLacking inventory or supplies
Restoring depleted supply
- lead timeInterval before completion
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- just-in-timeExactly when required
supply chain management · order fulfillment · distribution · warehousing · logistics · SKU · allocation · rationing
Insufficiency of something needed
- undersupplyInadequate provision of goods
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
dearth · unavailability · bottleneck · crunch · supply disruption
Purchases that didn't happen
- brand damageInjury to company image
- customer churnLoss of paying clients
- substitutionExchange of one for another
depleted
Severely reduced or emptied
- empty shelvesStorage with nothing stored
- unavailableCannot be accessed
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
replenishment
Restoring depleted supply
- lead timeInterval before completion
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- procurementObtaining goods externally
just-in-time · supply chain management · order fulfillment · distribution · warehousing · logistics · SKU · allocation · rationing · expedited shipping
scarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
- undersupplyInadequate provision of goods
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
- deficitAmount still owed
insufficiency · dearth · unavailability · bottleneck · crunch · supply disruption
lost sales
Purchases that didn't happen
- brand damageInjury to company image
- customer churnLoss of paying clients
- substitutionExchange of one for another
stockoutsin stock
Available for sale
overstocking · overstock · excess inventory · surplus stock · restocked