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Stockout

A stockout, or out-of-stock (OOS) event is an event that causes inventory to be exhausted. While out-of-stocks can occur along the entire supply chain, the most visible kind are retail out-of-stocks in the fast-moving consumer goods industry (e.g., sweets, diapers, fruits). Stockouts are the opposite of overstocks, where too much inventory is retained. A…

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Identifying and reducing retail out-of-stocks

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Stockout

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples42
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

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Stockout

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related to Extent · 11
Stockout → According, Bob Heaney, Comparisons, Daniel Corsten, Despite, ECR, Efficient Consumer Response, Heaney, RFID, This, Thomas Gruen
related to Identifying and reducing retail out-of-stocks · 10
Stockout → Accenture, Based, Due, Finally, However, Identification, It, Out-of-stocks, RFID, The
related to Shopper response · 8
Stockout → Although, Moreover, Shopper, Shoppers, Stockouts, Studies, Understanding, When
has impact · 7
Stockout → Additionally, Both, Consumer, In, Manufacturers, Research, When
has cause · 4
Stockout → Around, However, Recent, This

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out-of-stock stockouts out-of-stocks inventory consumer retail retailers shopper response shoppers sales store purchase items item causes data brand antecedents retailer

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too much cash tied up in high levels of excessinstance ofThis could be caused by poor cash flow management or other inventory issues0.80text
Stockouthas causeRecent0.60section
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Stockouthas impactManufacturers0.60section
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