what is a response to the peer's email - Safety stock can serve as a buffer against unexpected fluctuations in demand, which has its own advantages and disadvantages. Some benefits of safety stock include mitigating stockouts, improving customer satisfaction, enabling flexibility, and reducing risk. By ensuring timely fulfillment of orders and being able to accommodate unexpected changes in the market, a business can ensure consistent availability of products which only enhances the customer's trust and loyalty. However, there are some disadvantages too. By carrying safety stock, there are increased carrying costs, which ties up capital in inventory. Additionally, safety stock can put a business at risk for obsolescence and potential for waste. Regardless, a company will determine the level of safety stock it carries and weigh the advantages and disadvantages in the application of its own business needs