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MOQ

Meaning in logistics & supply chain, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In logistics & supply chain, MOQ means: Short for minimum order quantity: the smallest amount of a product a supplier is willing to sell or produce in a single order.

In Turkish: minimum sipariş miktarı, asgari sipariş miktarı

How it is used

Very common when sourcing from manufacturers. Buyers ask what the MOQ is, try to negotiate it down, or accept a higher unit price for a lower MOQ. A high MOQ can force a company to hold more inventory than it needs.

Example sentences

  1. The MOQ is 5,000 units per colour, which is too high for a trial order.

  2. They agreed to lower the MOQ if we pay ten percent more per unit.

Common collocations

  • meet the MOQ
  • negotiate the MOQ
  • high MOQ
  • MOQ per order
  • supplierA company or person that provides goods, materials or services to another business, usually at an agreed price and on agreed delivery terms.
  • quotationA written statement from a supplier or carrier giving the price it will charge for specific goods or services, usually valid for a limited time.
  • purchase orderAn official document a buyer sends to a supplier to order goods or services, listing the items, quantities, prices and delivery terms.
  • inventoryAll the goods and materials a company holds at a given time, including raw materials, work in progress and finished products.
  • sourcingThe work of finding, evaluating and selecting suppliers for the goods or services a company needs, including deciding where in the world to buy from.

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