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The MOQ is not the cover shortfall
Nutra co-mans quote a minimum order quantity. Days of cover quotes a shortfall. Buying the MOQ “to fix cover” can still leave a hole — or park a year of overbuy. Type both.
Pair: MOQ vs cover shortfall on Stock. Window math: days of cover. Inbound lag: receiving is not sellable.
What you type
MOQ units — next written run minimum for this SKU.
Shortfall units — from the days-of-cover calculator for the window you already named (0 if cover is fine).
Overbuy = max(0, MOQ − shortfall). If shortfall is bigger than MOQ, one run does not close it.
What not to do
Do not invent a MOQ. Do not count on-order as cover. Do not pace ads on the PO date. Do not skip lot expiry on the new run — lot hold.
Related: Stock, days of cover, receiving is not sellable, landed COGS.
Procedure
- Type written next-run MOQ.
- Type shortfall units from days of cover.
- Read overbuy or remaining hole.
Failure modes
- Inventing a typical MOQ.
- Assuming one MOQ run closes any shortfall.
- Pacing ads on the PO date.
Worked example
None on this page yet. When one lands it will be a real case: what broke, the number, and what changed. Not a composite.
Glossary
- MOQ
- Minimum order quantity on the next co-man / factory run. Written, not invented.
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FAQ
- Is this days of cover?
- No. [Days of cover](/manuals/days-of-cover) names the window and shortfall units. This page asks whether the next factory MOQ matches that shortfall.
- Can I invent a typical MOQ?
- No. Type the written next-run minimum from the co-man.
- Does overbuy mean I should not buy?
- It means cash and warehouse sit above the hole you named. Price that. Do not pretend the MOQ equals need.