{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI)","description":"Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a supply chain arrangement in which the supplier takes over responsibility for monitoring and replenishing stock at the customer's premises. Using real-time inventory data exchanged via EDI or web portal, the supplier triggers replenishment autonomously whenever stock approaches an agreed minimum level, eliminating the need for the customer to raise individual purchase orders. The model is best suited to standardised goods with predictable demand: packaging mate","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/vendor-managed-inventory-vmi","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T13:01:59.878879","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor-managed_inventory","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/vendor-managed-inventory-vmi","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) · Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) is a supply chain arrangement in which the supplier takes over responsibility for monitoring and replenishing stock at the customer's premises. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vendor-managed_inventory"}