<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The term overstock refers to </span></span><a href="http://www.safesourcing.com/KnowledgeCenter/SafeSourcingWiki/SafeSourcingWikiOR/tabid/99/topic/Product/language/en-US/Default.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">products</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> that have been over ordered.  It is the responsibility of the </span></span><a href="http://www.safesourcing.com/KnowledgeCenter/SafeSourcingWiki/SafeSourcingWikiAB/tabid/94/topic/Buyer/language/en-US/Default.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">buyer</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">  along with the </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.safesourcing.com/KnowledgeCenter/SafeSourcingWiki/SafeSourcingWikiUW/tabid/101/topic/Warehouse%20Management/language/en-US/Default.aspx">warehouse</a> </span></span><a href="http://www.safesourcing.com/KnowledgeCenter/SafeSourcingWiki/SafeSourcingWikiHK/tabid/97/topic/Inventory%20Management/language/en-US/Default.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">inventory management</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> to order and manage this type of overage. Overstock or excess stock would result in additional </span></span><a href="http://www.safesourcing.com/KnowledgeCenter/SafeSourcingWiki/SafeSourcingWikiOR/tabid/99/topic/Operating%20Capital/language/en-US/Default.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">operating capital</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">.  Additional </span></span><a href="http://www.safesourcing.com/KnowledgeCenter/SafeSourcingWiki/SafeSourcingWikiOR/tabid/99/topic/Operating%20Capital/language/en-US/Default.aspx"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">operating capital</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> would create a huge impact on profitability due to the need for more </span></span><a href="http://www.safesourcing.com/KnowledgeCenter/SafeSourcingWiki/SafeSourcingWikiST/tabid/100/language/en-US/Default.aspx?topic=Storage%20Service%20Provider%20(SSP)"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">storage space</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">, which leads to higher overhead. </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;<br>font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""><o:p></o:p></span></p>  

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