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SAFETY STOCK Definition
SAFETY STOCK (SS) or security stock ensures that the item is available up to the pre-defined required service level, even when the re-ordered material arrives later then expected, or the fluctuations in demand during the lead-time cause the demand to be larger then expected. See also STOCK RESERVE.
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TIMES FIXED CHARGES EARNED see COVERAGE OF FIXED CHARGES.
OBSERVE / OBSERVATION is to watch and test a client action, e.g., taking inventory.
