An inventory replenishment technique which considers forecasted demand over replenishment lead time, plus an allowance for safety stock. When the available inventory of an item drops below the order point, a replenishment order is triggered. This technique assumes that demand is linear and consistent, and as such is not appropriate for virtually all items with dependent demand. The “two-bin”, “min-max”, and “order-up-to” techniques are all variations of the basic order point approach.