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SLOW STOCK [2 records]

Record 1 1999-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inventory and Material Management
  • Sales (Marketing)
DEF

... merchandise items which do not have satisfactory sales turnover, and which accumulate in inventory.

OBS

"cats and dogs": Labeled as slang in standard dictionaries: Webster's, Random House, World Book.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des stocks et du matériel
  • Vente
DEF

Articles que l'entreprise fabrique ou achète en vue de la revente, mais qu'elle a de la difficulté à écouler en raison de leur nature, de conditions économiques difficiles, etc.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulp and Paper
DEF

Stock that, when drained either under gravity or suction, parts with the water of the suspension with difficulty. The condition of any given stock may be measured and expressed numerically as the drainability or as the freeness value. The opposite of "wet" (often termed "slow") is "free".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes et papier
DEF

Pâte qui, soumise à l'égouttage par gravité ou aspiration, se sépare difficilement de l'eau de la suspension. La condition d'une pâte donnée peut se mesurer et s'exprimer numériquement par l'égouttabilité ou l'indice d'égouttage. Le contraire de [grasse] (souvent appelée [slow]) est [maigre]

Spanish

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