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First Expired, First Out

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First Expired, First Out, often abbreviated by the acronym FEFO means "first expired, first out".

This term is used in logistics and inventory management to describe a way of dealing with perishable products, or with a specified expiry date. The product with the deadline for the next intake will be the first to be served or removed from stock.

A common example of this treatment is the management of perishable products in a shelf display: Products with deadlines closest consumption should be used before the other .

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