Backorder
An order for an item that's currently out of stock, accepted now and fulfilled when stock arrives.
A backorder is a sale you take before you can ship it, against incoming stock. Done deliberately it captures demand you'd otherwise lose; done by accident (because counts were wrong) it's just a delayed oversell with an unhappy customer.
Skuwell tracks incoming stock from open POs alongside on-hand inventory, so you can offer backorders intentionally with realistic dates rather than discovering you've promised stock that isn't coming.
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Running out of a sellable item, causing lost sales and -- on marketplaces -- ranking and account damage.
Read definition → OversellingSelling more units than you actually have, usually because channel stock counts lagged behind real availability.
Read definition → Lead timeThe elapsed time between placing a purchase order and having the stock available to sell.
Read definition → Purchase order (PO)A formal document you send a supplier specifying the items, quantities, prices, and terms you're committing to buy.
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