[] () (; ) the process of making sure that a suitable quantity of goods, materials or parts are stored and available at any time while keeping the costs of doing this as low as possible; the department in a company that is responsible for this process库存控制；（公司的）库存管理部◆The industry has become much better at inventory control.这一行业在库存控制方面已更加完善。◆They have cut costs by adopting stricter inventory control practices.他们采用更为严格的库存控制措施以削减了成本。SYNstock control ▸ˈinventory conˌtroller ( ˈinventory ˌmanager)