unfilled order

[/ʌnˈfɪld ˈɔːrdər/]
nounpl: unfilled orders
pedido não preenchido / pedido pendente / encomenda em aberto
1. A customer order that has not yet been completed, processed, or delivered by a business or supplier
The warehouse has a backlog of unfilled orders due to supply chain disruptions.
O armazém tem um acúmulo de pedidos não preenchidos devido a interrupções na cadeia de suprimentos.
2. In business accounting, an order recorded but not yet fulfilled or shipped to the customer
Management reviewed the unfilled orders to prioritize which shipments to process first.
A gerência revisou os pedidos pendentes para priorizar qual remessa processar primeiro.
This is standard business and commercial terminology used in both American and Brazilian corporate environments. In Brazil, companies frequently track 'pedidos em aberto' (open/unfilled orders) as a key performance indicator. The term is crucial in logistics, e-commerce, and manufacturing sectors where order fulfillment rates directly impact customer satisfaction and business metrics.
Synonyms / Sinônimos
pending orderoutstanding orderbacklog orderopen orderunprocessed order
Antonyms / Antônimos
filled ordercompleted orderdelivered ordershipped order

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
pedido não preenchido / pedido em aberto
Standard business terminology used across Brazil
São Paulo
pedido pendente / encomenda pendente
Common in commercial and logistics sectors
Rio de Janeiro
pedido em atraso / pedido não cumprido
Sometimes emphasizes delayed status
Portugal
encomenda não preenchida / pedido em aberto
Similar usage but with slight vocabulary variations from Brazilian Portuguese

Related Words

backlogorder fulfillmentinventory managementsupply chaincustomer orderorder processing

Related Idioms & Phrases

clear the backlog
work through unfilled orders
catch up on orders
order pipeline
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