{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Inventory call-off system","description":"A production line needs components – instead of placing a purchase order, the buyer sends a call-off instruction to the supplier's nearby consignment stock. That is the core of an inventory call-off system: the supplier holds agreed quantities ready, and the buyer triggers deliveries based on actual consumption or fixed schedules rather than forecast-driven orders. The buyer benefits from leaner inventory and lower carrying costs; the supplier takes on greater responsibility for stock availabili","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/inventory-call-off-system-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:26:06.255739","citation":"https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/bestandsabrufsystem-39238","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/inventory-call-off-system-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Inventory call-off system · A production line needs components – instead of placing a purchase order, the buyer sends a call-off instruction to the supplier's nearby consignment stock. · Quelle: https://wirtschaftslexikon.gabler.de/definition/bestandsabrufsystem-39238"}