{"id":101348,"date":"2024-05-03T14:39:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T14:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huboo.com\/ecommerce\/ecommerce-platforms-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T16:21:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T16:21:30","slug":"backorders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/huboo.com\/ecommerce\/backorders\/","title":{"rendered":"eCommerce Article &#8211; What are backorders"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"hero-d-block_e341c81fada3b0aecda73897ef9a1418\" class=\"hero-careers\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title\">What are backorders<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-title\"><p>Backorder, pre-order, out of stock. How to make sure you aren&#8217;t missing out on revenue from stock outs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-main__cta\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"100\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-115x77.jpg 115w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-75x50.jpg 75w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-170x113.jpg 170w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-186x124.jpg 186w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-55x37.jpg 55w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/huboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/shipping-580x387.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"wysiwyg---text-block-block_54b70753c9f2657eb49a73706432bbf4\" class=\"simple-text\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<h1><strong>What are backorders?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>An item with a backorder status means it is currently not available to be shipped immediately but will be dispatched once stock has been replenished.<\/p>\n<p>For the customer, this means that they will have a longer delay between ordering and receiving their goods, and for the business means they are able to take payment sooner to improve cashflow but may also result in a large backlog of shipments to manage once the inventory is received.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Backorders vs pre-order vs out of stock<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Although similar the main difference between pre-orders and back orders is the cause of the delay in shipping.<\/p>\n<p>Backorder applies when an item that has already been released is available to buy but is temporarily out of stock for immediate dispatch. For a backorder, clear communication of the estimated delay\/delivery date is crucial.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-orders are for items that are not yet released and are common for limited edition or high demand items, associated with scarcity. The purpose of a pre-order option is to allow customers to pay upfront and reserve a purchase. The stock is not necessarily unavailable to the seller, but a decision has been made by the business not to ship the item until a confirmed release date. Pre-orders also give a good indication of the demand for a product post-release.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to backorders and pre-orders, an out of stock status means that the item has been released and is not currently available for immediate dispatch <u>or purchasing<\/u>. In many cases sellers will hide these items from product catalogues until they are back in stock, however, this status can also indicate that the item is not expected back in stock and may be discontinued.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"beauty-content-list-block_bac85002875bde3f8579e28ec652b4ee\" class=\"count-text-block secondary-font\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">What<br> <span>causes <\/span> backorders?<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"count-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTransport delays\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whether it\u2019s the red sea shipping crisis, shipping container prices, extreme weather or strikes, a lot can happen between the manufacturer and warehouse. Any delays can impact stock availability in the short-term.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManufacturing problem \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Manufacturing stock in countries like China can be a popular option when looking to keep costs low, but its easy to forget that these countries also have their own national celebrations and bank holidays. Chinese New Year for example, can mean suppliers close for over a week and is easily forgotten if you operate from the UK or Europe where this is not celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, your manufacturer could also experience supply chain issues, difficulties accessing raw materials or machinery malfunctions that could lead to delays.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHuman error\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you miss-read or misunderstand the communication from your supplier? Perhaps the bullet point was missing and you received 10.00 rather than 1000. Where your estimates based more on gut instinct than data? Or maybe you just completely forgot to place the order until much later. Errors are a frustrating issue that can have a huge impact on your inventory.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnusual demand \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When demand for your products suddenly increases for reasons you weren\u2019t able to predict, backorders are more likely to occur. Whether it\u2019s a celebrity organically endorsing your business, being shortlisted for an award, being featured on TV or even a similar item becoming part of popular culture due to an unrelated TV series or Movie. You don\u2019t need to search far to find examples \u2013 Chess boards after Netflix released The Queens Gambit, Pink clothing following Barbie movies or even Megan Markle\u2019s favourite handbag.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDamages\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any unusual damages or quality assurance issues that occur after stock arrived with you can also result in fewer products being available than planned. Combined with long lead times, this can also cause backorders as the stock on hand is not in a saleable condition. Damages can be caused by a number of things from temperature control problems, building maintenance and human error.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInventory discrepancies\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With multiple sales channels and so much movement of stock in a warehouse it can be easy to lose track of inventory and sell stock that has already been purchased on another platform or was reserved for a B2B orders if you don\u2019t have a method of synchronising and centralising stock.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"wysiwyg---text-block-block_366cf2a17c56fb51b710d180c90f67fa\" class=\"simple-text\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<h1><strong>Should I allow backorders?<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Ideally, your inventory management and forecasting is incredibly accurate and you can match the supply of products to the demand, without having overstock or missing out on potential revenue where you are unable to meet the demand, however this is nearly impossible to accomplish and so backorders can provide some much needed flexibility and free up some capital.<\/p>\n<p>The side-effect of this however is longer wait periods for your customers that can impact satisfaction and the customer experience. If you don\u2019t ensure customers are aware of delay at the checkout and kept informed, they can become frustrated and result in high customer service queries.<\/p>\n<p>Some customers may also be put off by the delay and not order as it can be inconvenient and also impact trust in your services.<\/p>\n<p>You should also only allow back orders for items that are definitely coming back into stock and that you have communicated an estimated dispatch date to the buyer.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"beauty-content-list-block_21e8cc6c50b745a3ebc7592d4a93ad8b\" class=\"count-text-block secondary-font\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\">How to<br> <span>reduce<\/span> backorders:<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"count-list\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAutomate re-ordering \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a number of tools you can use to alert you to stock getting low. One of these is Inventory Planner by Sage. This tool will enable you to; get automated purchasing recommendations for each SKU, save time creating purchase orders and sync forecasts with marketing campaigns and promotions for increased accuracy, plus a whole host of other features to help optimise for cashflow, shipping and storage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAllocate safety stock\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Safety stock is a portion of inventory held back as a buffer against any uncertainties and disruption. You can calculate how much safety stock you need in a few different ways to take into consideration your average daily orders and lead time.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHave multiple suppliers \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having a local supplier, one with shorter lead times or lower MOQs can help you to compensate for the causes of backorders. In some cases it may be possible for your supplier to ship product to you by air instead of sea for a higher transport fee to get a portion of your order faster and bridge the gap and reduce the amount of orders you miss out on.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"show-more show-mobile\">Click to show more <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"item-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRegularly review inventory forecasts and stock levels\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-blc\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Having good QA procedures in place within the warehouse can help you to run a tight ship when it comes to the movement of stock and ensure discrepancies are kept to a minimum. 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