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Backorder

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

nounCommon term

In logistics & supply chain, backorder means: A customer order, or part of one, that cannot be filled now because the item is out of stock, and will be shipped when new stock arrives.

In Turkish: bekleyen sipariş, karşılanamayan sipariş, açık sipariş

How it is used

Used in customer service and order management: an item is 'on backorder' or 'backordered'. Companies watch backorder levels as a sign of supply problems. It is also a verb: 'we'll backorder the missing sizes'.

Example sentences

  1. The blue model is on backorder until the end of the month.

  2. We shipped what we had and put the rest of the order on backorder.

Common collocations

  • on backorder
  • backorder list
  • clear the backorders
  • backorder level
  • stockoutA situation in which an item is completely out of stock, so orders cannot be filled or production stops until new goods arrive.
  • replenishTo fill up stock again after it has been used or sold, by ordering from suppliers or moving goods from another location.
  • fulfillmentAll the steps needed to get an order to the customer, from receiving the order and picking and packing it to shipping it and handling returns.
  • expediteTo make an order or shipment happen faster than planned, for example by chasing the supplier or switching to a quicker transport option.
  • inventoryAll the goods and materials a company holds at a given time, including raw materials, work in progress and finished products.

This word in other fields

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