eCommerce Wordbook

Days of Supply

Logistics Glossary

Measure of quantity of inventory on hand in relation to number of days for which usage will be covered. For example, if a component is consumed in manufacturing at the rate of 100 per day and there are 1,585 units available on hand, this represents 15.85 days’ supply.

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