stocks cero

English translation: zero inventory

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Spanish term or phrase:stocks cero
English translation:zero inventory
Entered by: DLyons

12:05 Aug 24, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail / logistics
Spanish term or phrase: stocks cero
a new Director of Quality was hired from a company.... "donde había adquirido una gran experiencia relacionada con stocks cero y a la logística sin fallo"
Eleanor P
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:37
zero inventory
Explanation:
I'd say this in a JIT context rather than "stocks".
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 15:37
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4 +4zero inventory
DLyons
5stock-outs
bigedsenior


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zero inventory


Explanation:
I'd say this in a JIT context rather than "stocks".

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 15:37
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Phil.

agree  patinba
12 hrs
  -> Thanks patinba.

agree  Lisa McCarthy
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Lisa.

neutral  bigedsenior: Even JIT systems have some backup inventory.
1 day 6 hrs
  -> It's aspirational.

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Thanks Gallagy.
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
stock-outs


Explanation:
when the inventory of an item goes to zero, it is called a stock out.

https://hbr.org/2004/.../stock-outs-cause-walkou...
Harvard Business Review
Retailers find stock-outs annoying, just like everybody else. But they live with gaps in their inventory because they figure the fix is more expensive than the ...

What Are Stock-outs? - Stop Stock-outs
stopstockouts.org › Stop Stock-outs Campaign
When a pharmacy (in a medical store or health facility) temporarily has no medicine on the shelf, it is known as a “stock-out”. It may affect one medicine or many medicines, or in the worst case, all medicines. A stock-out can be documented at one point-in-time or over a period of days, weeks or months.
Stop Stock Outs
stockouts.org/
11 June 2015 - 2014 Stop Stock Outs Survey Report: CHRONIC DRUG STOCK OUTS THREATEN GAINS OF SA'S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM - BOLD ACTION ...
Retail Stock-Outs of Virtual Inventory: Bad for Business ...
www.merchantry.com/retail-stock-outs-bad-for-business/
Oct 17, 2012 - For a supplier or retailer, stock-outs are simply a part and parcel of doing business—with hundreds, thousands or even hundreds of thousands

bigedsenior
Local time: 08:37
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Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I think the idea is that they don't hold stock, period. They buy or make stuff as customers need it.
1 hr
  -> You mean like a fulfillment center, or drop shipments? It's a possibility.

neutral  DLyons: It's a positive thing - they minimize stock-holding costs// Yes, it's the aspiration in JIT. Obviously not completely attainable, as you say.
2 hrs
  -> something like - JIT - Just-in-time ordering? as you suggested
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