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i) Maximum stock levels;
This is the largest amount that a store can hold in a given period.
ii) Re-order stock level; it is the level at which when stock reaches then a new order has to be
placed. This is the level at which an order has to be placed for replenishment.
iii) Minimum stock level; this is the lowest amount of stock that a store can hold in a given a period
of time.
iv) Economic order quantity; it is the economic amount to be purchased in a given period and it
varies from one item to the other.
v) Re-order quantity; this is the quantity for which a replenishment order is placed. The quantity is
influenced by such factors as cost of ordering, seasonality or otherwise, of the availability of
stock items, credit terms allowed by the supplier.
vii) Average stock level; this is the midpoint between the maximum stock level and the minimum
stock level and represents the average investment in stock of that particular item throughout the
year though at any given time stock level may be higher or lower than this mark.
viii)Buffer or safety stock; it is the minimum stock which will always exist if purchasing goes
according to plan.
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