Glossary

Backorder

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1) The act of retaining a quantity to ship against an order when other order lines have already been shipped. Backorders are usually caused by stock shortages. 2) The quantity remaining to be shipped if an initial shipment(s) has been processed. Note In some cases backorders are not allowed, this results in a lost sale when sufficient quantities are not available to completely ship and orderor order line. Also See Balance to Ship