Procurement & Supply Chain / Inventory Management
Safety Stock ~ (aliases: buffer stock, safety inventory, reserve stock)
The extra inventory held above expected demand to absorb variability in demand and supply so you don't stock out during replenishment.
The fork, why two teams get different numbers
Which variability the formula actually covers, and whether the number is a computed target or a static min.
In the Metric Library
- The full fork, both definitions worked all the way through
- The trap that makes the number lie, on a real export
- Every formula variant, spelled out
- The reconciliation anchor, what to tie it to and when to refuse
Reference: APICS/SCOR · ISM