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stock control

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stock control [′stäk kən‚trōl]
(industrial engineering)
Process of maintaining inventory data on the quantity, location, and condition of supplies and equipment due in, on hand, and due out, to determine quantities of material and equipment available or required for issue and to facilitate distribution and management of material.


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