inventory management

noun

The formal management of the timing and quantities of goods to be ordered and stocked by an organization in order that demand can always be satisfied without excess expenditure.

Similar
stock control
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Meanings

nouninventory management (uncountable)
  1. uncountablesupply chainThe formal management of the timing and quantities of goods to be ordered and stocked by an organization in order that demand can always be satisfied without excess expenditure.

    Synonyms: stock control

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe formal management of the timing and quantities of goods to be ordered and stocked by an organization in order that demand can always be satisfied without excess expenditure.

Similar
stock control
Also see
stock control

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 庫存管理 /库存管理
  • 庫存管理 /库存管理 (kùcún guǎnlǐ)Translations
Dutch voorraadbeheer
  • voorraadbeheerTranslations
Finnish varastonhallinta
  • varastonhallintaTranslations
French gestion des stocks
  • gestion des stocksTranslations
Polish zarządzanie zapasami
  • zarządzanie zapasamiTranslations
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APA

inventory management. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inventory%20management

MLA

“inventory management.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inventory%20management. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inventory management,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inventory%20management.

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