Inventory vs Backlog - What's the difference?
inventory | backlog |
(operations) The stock of an item on hand at a particular location or business
(operations) a detailed list of all of the items on hand
(operations) the process of producing or updating such a list
(lb) A space containing the available to a character for immediate use.
(operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.
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
English
(wikipedia inventory)Noun
(inventories)- Due to an undersized inventory at the Boston outlet, customers had to travel to Providence to find the item.
- The inventory included several items that one wouldn't normally think to find at a cheese shop.
- This month's inventory took nearly three days.
Synonyms
* See alsoVerb
(en-verb)- The main job of the night shift was to inventory the store, and restock when necessary.