In the extreme, if fill rate were used as the only metric to gauge an inventory manager's performance, it could create the perverse incentive to not fill
back-ordered demands at all
The way they rise to the occasion in the crunch of short time or changing circumstances on "Top Design" adds another dimension to their portfolios, he says, showing how they would cope with a finicky client,
back-ordered furniture or a tight deadline.
Marketplace@Novation offers a variety of new online pharmacy supply analysis tools that: provide automatic daily alerts for products that exceed contract prices; flag new contract opportunities and validate savings based upon purchases; notify providers of price tier maximization opportunities; enable members to create real time, customized market baskets; proactively monitor failure-to-supply refunds; and instantly calculate additional expense to purchase a substitute product when products become
back-ordered.
Merchants have the option to designate products eligible for back-order and specify whether or not the software will charge for
back-ordered products at the time of checkout or when they are shipped.
what is
back-ordered, how many of the products are on hand, shipping status, etc.
Fast-growth companies usually experience an increase in
back-ordered merchandise.
Even if you've done all your homework, and know your manufacturer is a company with a reputation for on-time delivery, you still may have
back-ordered items.
It is assumed that raw parts are always available at the input of stage 1 and that external demands that cannot be immediately satisfied, which occurs when the output buffer of stage N is empty, are
back-ordered.
If more than one customer has
back-ordered a name, each customer will be entered in an auction managed by SnapNames.
The difference in this case, however, is that, instead of taking 10 days to get the
back-ordered assets, it now took 20 days each.
There are no shipping or handling charges, and the game is never out-of-stock or
back-ordered.
To foster a greater user confidence in online shopping, the site will inform consumers how to learn about merchants' customer service options, return policies, FTC guidelines on how they would be informed of delayed or
back-ordered products, as well as useful advice on saving time and money shopping online rather than fighting the crowds in shopping malls and specialty stores.
Alternative product recommendations for
back-ordered items;
With the Pandesic solution, he has access to a wide variety of reports on customers, sales,
back-ordered and stocked inventory, fulfillment, freight and accounting records, to name a few.
The company has already sold 14,000 cells in the last few weeks and is
back-ordered until 1998.
