subinventory

noun

subinventory

noun

Etymology From sub- + inventory.

1

An inventory making up part of a larger inventory.

It is normal for any organization to have two types of expense items, stockable and non-stockable. The stockable expense items – factory consumables etc – are booked into a subinventory and can be accrued on receipt.2012, John Priestley, Oracle e-Business Consultancy Handbook, →ISBN, page 138:

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