Classify common inventory situations into cycle stock, safety stock, or excess stock.
Place each example in the most fitting inventory bucket. Cycle stock Safety stock Excess stock Units held to cover normal sales between weekly replenishment orders Extra units kept because supplier receipts can arrive three days late without warning Pallets left over after a promotion forecast that never repeated The portion of stock created because the plant runs a minimum economic batch every Friday Buffer inventory added for a long imported lead time with variable customs clearance Forward-bought material that no longer has near-term consumption behind it
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