BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Backlog
- the buildup of unfulfilled orders for a product or process that is behind schedule. A backlog can result from bad scheduling, production delays, an unanticipated demand for a product or process, or where the capacity of the process is not able to keep up with demand. Some large products, for example, aircraft and ships, have to be built to a backlog of orders, as it is not feasible to supply them on demand.
Wiktionary Definition for: Backlog
- An accumulation or buildup, especially of unfilled orders or unfinished work
- Ex:''He went to work on Saturday to try to work through the '''backlog''' of papers on his desk.''
- A reserve source or supply
- To acquire something as a backlog, or to become a backlog
Additional Resources
- Genesco 3d qtr. order backlog up. (Genesco Inc.)
- Genesco 3d qtr. order backlog up NASHVILLE FNS -- Genesco Inc.'s order backlog in footwear was up 17 percent over the prior year at the close of the third quarter, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but de...
- Research articles 1991-01-14
- The Shaw Group Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 1999 Financial and Operational Results; Record Backlog of $776 Million
- BATON ROUGE, La.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 6, 1999--The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE:SGR) ("Shaw") today announced a record backlog of approximately $776 million, representing an 80% increase over its previous record backlog of $430 million reported at November 30, 1998. In addition to the impressive increase in backlog, the Company also announced earnings...
- Research articles 1999-04-06
- J. Ray McDermott Corrects Unconsolidated Backlog
- NEW ORLEANS--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 2, 1998--J. Ray McDermott, S.A. (NYSE: JRM) has corrected the backlog announced for unconsolidated joint ventures in the company's second quarter earnings, which were released October 30. The correction was primarily because a contract expected to be awarded to a joint venture was erroneously included in the...
- Research articles 1998-11-03
- McDermott International Corrects Unconsolidated Backlog
- NEW ORLEANS--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 2, 1998--McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) has corrected the backlog announced for unconsolidated joint ventures in the company's second quarter earnings, which were released October 30. The correction was primarily because a contract expected to be awarded to a joint venture was erroneously included in the reported...
- Research articles 1998-11-03
- White Electronic Designs Record 4th Quarter Bookings $18,369,000 up 47%; Backlog $31 Million Up 23%
- PHOENIX--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 3, 1999-- White Electronic Designs Corp. (AMEX: WHT) today announced that combined bookings for the 4th quarter were $18,369,000, up 47% from the proforma consolidated 4th quarter of 1998 which was $12,502,000. The backlog is over $31 million, up 23% from the proforma consolidated 4th quarter of...
- Research articles 1999-11-03
- Gilat Satellite Networks Previews 1999 Backlog and Announces New Contracts
- Business Editors PETAH TIKVA, Israel--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 25, 2000 Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:GILTF) provided a first look at 1999 results today, also announcing two new contracts. The 1999 year end backlog for equipment sales and revenues from multi-year service contracts for the Company's VSAT (Very Small Aperture...
- Research articles 2000-01-25
- Does the Stock Market Fully Appreciate the Implications of Leading Indicators for Future Earnings?: Evidence From Order Backlog
- Although leading indicators are becoming increasingly important for equity valuation, disclosures of such indicators suffer from the absence of GAAP related guidance on content and presentation. One explicitly examines; whether one leading indicator order backlog predicts future earnings, and whether market participants correctly incorporate such predictive ability in determining share...
- White papers 2003-10-24
- Do You Believe in the Backlog Fairy?
- Usefully interpreting surveys about CIOs is a bit like veterinary medicine: While the howls of animal pain reveal something is amiss, the patients can't articulate the details. One has to probe carefully to learn more even though it hurts. The backlog of projects/requests is the number-one hurdle to effectiveness for...
- White papers 2006-01-01
- MITSUBISHI AUSTRALIA TO REDUCE WORKING WEEK TO CUT BACKLOG.
- ADELAIDE, Nov 10 Asia Pulse - Ailing car producer Mitsubishi will move to a four-day working week from Monday as part of measures to cut backlog of about 4,000 unsold cars. ADELAIDE, Nov 10 Asia Pulse - Ailing car producer Mitsubishi will move to...
- Research articles 2004-11-10
- IRS reducing backlog of innocent-spouse claims.
- IRS is finally reducing its backlog of innocent-spouse claims. After a '98 law gave spouses more leeway to avoid liability for taxes due to the actions of their mates, claims for relief began to pour in. Agents were even pulled away from audits to he IRS...
- Research articles 2000-10-27
- Radanovich Chairs Field Hearing on Park Maintenance Backlog; Ever- Expanding Park System Threatens Access and Preservation
- SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today chaired a field hearing in Sherman Oaks to examine the impact land acquisition has on the National Park Service NPS maintenance backlog, NPS management prSHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Sept. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Congressman George Radanovich (R-Mariposa) today...
- Research articles 2003-09-27
- FCC ruling aims to clear antenna-siting backlog.(News)
- Byline: JEFFREY SILVA The Federal Communications Commission ruled to clear the backlog of antenna-siting applications subject to a nationwide programmatic agreement designed to elicit dialogue among tower owners, mobile-phone carriers, Native Byline: JEFFREY SILVA ...
- Research articles 2005-10-10
- Mass media bureau on a roll.(Federal Communications Commission's Mass Media Bureau clears backlog of license transfers)
- Transfer backlog cleared up; staff is reassigned to keep applications flowing Broadcasters hope that FCC officials can keep up their new pace in processing radio and TV station sales. The commission's Mass Media Bureau last month wrapped up wo ...
- Research articles 1995-08-14
- FCC Thaws Station sales freeze: but chance to clear backlog of radio deals may be short lived.(Top of the Week)
- FCC Media Bureau staffers are working to clear a backlog of roughly 300 requests to sell radio stations and another 30 for TV stations, after removing a freeze on license transfers last week. FCC Media Bureau staffers are working to clear a backlog...
- Research articles 2003-08-18
- The FCC has a big backlog of so-called circulate items. (Federal Communications Commission) (Brief Article)
- The FCC has a big backlog of so-called circulate items--much to the dismay of communications lawyers and their clients who are ensnared in it. According to agency sources, 110 to 120 items are demanding the attention of Chairman Reed Hundt an...
- Research articles 1994-04-04
- Mission accomplished. (Federal Communications Commission's Mass Media Bureau, television station assignment and transfer application backlog work eliminated)(Brief Article)
- The FCC's Mass Media Bureau has achieved its goal of eliminating the backlog of contested station assignment and transfer applications that are more than 180 days old. The FCC disposed of a total 93 contested cases on its own authority and made recom The FCC's Mass...
- Research articles 1995-07-10
- Processing backlog confronts FCC; now back to work, commission faces stacks of applications.(Brief Article)
- Now back to work, commission faces stacks of applications FCC officials are making plans to start chipping away at a four-week backlog of broadcast applications. At midweek last week Mass Media Bureau staffers still were tallying the workload ...
- Research articles 1996-01-22
- Federal forms lag freezes new deals: many station transactions are locked up, awaiting FCC reprints to free them. (Business).(a backlog of commercial broadcast station deals wait for the FCC rule changes to take effect)
- A backlog of new commercial-broadcast-station deals at the FCC is expected to last at least another month, until federal bureaucracies create and approve new application forms reflecting the changes to industry ownership rules approved by the FCC J A backlog of new commercial-broadcast-station deals...
- Research articles 2003-06-23
- New FCC has cable backlog to confront. (Federal Communications Commission)
- WASHINGTON - The new leaders at the Federal Communications Commission will inherit a backlog of cable issues, but it's unlikely that the new team will position these issues at the top of the agenda. Cable operators have to be on the lookout for pr...
- Research articles 1997-10-27
- BOEING COMPANY - Boeing First-Quarter EPS Up 28 Percent, Backlog Grows.(Financial report)
- Boeing First-Quarter EPS Up 28 Percent, Backlog Grows to Record $262 Billion - First-quarter EPS increased 28 percent to $1.13 per share as net income grew 27 percent to $877 million ...
- Research articles 2007-04-25
