Replenish

How it is used

Used for stores, pick locations and whole warehouses: 'replenish the shelves', 'replenish stock'. The noun 'replenishment' is very common in retail and warehousing, as in replenishment orders, automatic replenishment and vendor-managed replenishment.

Example sentences

1. Stores are replenished from the DC three times a week.

2. The pick location is empty again; can someone replenish it from the upper rack?

Common collocations

• replenish stock
• replenish the shelves
• replenishment order
• automatic replenishment

Related terms

• reorder pointThe stock level at which a new order should be placed, calculated so that the new goods arrive before the existing stock runs out.
• stockoutA situation in which an item is completely out of stock, so orders cannot be filled or production stops until new goods arrive.
• safety stockExtra stock kept on top of expected demand to protect against sudden increases in demand or late deliveries from suppliers.
• distribution centerA warehouse designed to move goods quickly on to stores, customers or other locations rather than to store them for a long time.
• pickingThe warehouse task of taking the right items in the right quantities from their storage locations to fill customer orders.

More terms: Inventory Management

• inventory
• SKU
• backorder
• cycle count
• FIFO
• inventory turnover