Backorders & Pre-orders — Assessment

An order for an existing item you ran out of A stock count An order for a product not yet released or first stocked A refund

To slow sales It is a kept customer and a demand signal No reason To raise taxes

Random Newest first First-come, first-served before new walk-ins Largest first

The customer’s mood A hopeful guess Realistic supplier lead time Tax dates

A clear honest date Quoting lead time Filling it on time A vague or broken promise