**3.19 Decoupling inventory**

It is a type of inventory that is of use to store inventory. It is used to meet purchase orders in the case of inventory production slowing or stopping. If various production stages operate successively, then the breakdown of one or many may affect the entire system. This kind of interdependence is not only expensive but also disruptive for the entire system. The inventories used to reduce the interdependence of various stages of the production system are known as decoupling inventories.
