"inventory management" meaning in English

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        "The formal management of the timing and quantities of goods to be ordered and stocked by an organization in order that demand can always be satisfied without excess expenditure."
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          "timing",
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          "quantities",
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          "goods",
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          "order",
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        "(supply chain) The formal management of the timing and quantities of goods to be ordered and stocked by an organization in order that demand can always be satisfied without excess expenditure."
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          "word": "voorraadbeheer"
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          "word": "gestion des stocks"
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        "The formal management of the timing and quantities of goods to be ordered and stocked by an organization in order that demand can always be satisfied without excess expenditure."
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