Safety Stock Calculator
Work out safety stock using the max-minus-average method, from worst-case and typical daily usage and lead time.
Work out your safety stock
Frequently Asked Questions
The gap between the worst case you have seen and the typical one.
Use your own, for a period you can actually measure. A calculator like this is only as good as the inputs, and the most common error is using a number that covers a different period or a different set of costs.
No. Everything is worked out in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere or saved.
We do not publish one, deliberately. Benchmarks for these measures vary enormously by sector, stage and how each company defines the inputs, so a number quoted without those definitions tends to mislead more than it helps.