{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"safety stock","description":"Logistics planners and warehouse managers set safety stock levels to maintain order fulfillment even when actual demand or supplier lead times deviate from plan. Safety stock – also called buffer stock – is the quantity held above the calculated average requirement, sized according to the variability of both consumption and replenishment time: the less predictable either variable, the larger the buffer needed. Too little safety stock results in stockouts and production stoppages; too much ties u","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/safety-stock-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T14:13:51.016674","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_stock","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/safety-stock-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"safety stock · Logistics planners and warehouse managers set safety stock levels to maintain order fulfillment even when actual demand or supplier lead times deviate from plan. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_stock"}