A backorder is an accepted order or remaining order quantity that cannot currently be supplied from stock and awaits later delivery. After a partial shipment, only the outstanding lines or units may remain backordered.[1]
Identify what is still owed and communicate a defensible revised delivery expectation. This differs from a preorder, where purchasing deliberately precedes planned availability. A backorder records accepted demand that the current supply position cannot yet fulfil.
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