Term · Business & Market
Buffer stock
Inventory positioned at a specific point in the chain, such as die bank or a customer hub, to decouple a long upstream lead time from short downstream response requirements.
- Also known as
- Decoupling inventory, Die bank
- Type
- Term
- Domain
- Business & Market, Supply chain
Notes
Holding buffer as untested wafers or die bank preserves the flexibility to package into whichever SKU demand favours.
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