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Inventory vs Backlog - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between inventory and backlog

is that inventory is (operations) the stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business while backlog is an accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders or unfinished work.

As verbs the difference between inventory and backlog

is that inventory is (operations) to take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory while backlog is (intransitive) to acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog.

inventory

Noun

(inventories)
  • (operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business
  • Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
  • (operations) a detailed list of all of the items on hand
  • The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
  • (operations) the process of producing or updating such a list
  • This month's inventory took nearly three days.
  • (lb) A space containing the available to a character for immediate use.
  • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
  • The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.

    Synonyms

    * (take stock) index

    backlog

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders or unfinished work
  • He went to work on Saturday to try to work through the backlog of papers on his desk.
  • A reserve source or supply
  • Verb

  • (intransitive) To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog