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# Buffer Policy

The Buffer Policy page lets you define the default safety-stock and buffer parameters applied to products based on their inventory strategy. These defaults are used unless a product-level override is set in [Products](/settings/products.md) > Inventory strategy.

### Policies by strategy

Each inventory strategy has its own set of configurable buffer parameters:

* **MTS Flowlity AI** — Flowlity automatically calculates the optimal safety stock using probabilistic forecasting. You can set a target **service level** (e.g. 95 %) that drives the buffer size.
* **MTS My min** — A fixed minimum stock level you define manually. The buffer is the minimum quantity that should always be on hand.
* **MTS Reorder point** — Classic reorder-point policy. Configure the **reorder point** (stock level that triggers a new order) and the **reorder quantity**.
* **MTS Reorder point + AI** — Same as the standard reorder point, but Flowlity dynamically adjusts the reorder point using AI-based demand signals.
* **MTO** — Make-to-order. No buffer is held; orders are placed against confirmed demand only.

Adjust these defaults to match your organization's risk tolerance and service-level targets. Products that need different parameters can be individually overridden from the [Products](/settings/products.md) settings.

### Learn more

* [Inventory strategies](/concepts/inventory-strategies.md) — The five strategies and when to use each.
* [Buffer policies and safety stock](/concepts/buffer-policies.md) — How buffer parameters, service levels, and the Flowlity Min/Max corridor work.
* [Configure your inventory strategy](/how-tos/configure-inventory-strategy.md) — Step-by-step strategy and buffer policy setup.