The phrase "draw down inventory" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to inventory management, indicating the process of reducing stock levels.
Example: "To improve cash flow, we need to draw down inventory before the end of the quarter."
Alternatives: "reduce inventory" or "deplete stock."
When businesses add to inventories, it raises G.D.P.; when they draw down inventories, it subtracts from G.D.P., which is intended to measure current production.
Producers of fiber optic equipment like JDS Uniphase and Corning are receiving fewer orders, with some of the largest customers of JDS, including Nortel Networks, saying that they will draw down inventories before ordering further.
3M has closed about 15 plants in the last 18 months and has drawn down inventory, cut capital spending and made other moves to cut costs.
Much of his business, he said, was from customers finally restocking after drawing down inventory that accumulated in the wake of the World Trade Center attack.
It then determines the supply chain response that would minimize the performance impact of the disruption at that node for instance, drawing down inventory, shifting production, expediting transportation, or reallocating resources.
Lilly says Strattera's drop-off is due to wholesalers drawing down inventory and declining prescription trends.
That's still mid-cycle and should continue to improve as U.S. consumption draws down inventory, which necessitates further new orders.
In addition, companies are restocking their warehouses after several years of drawing down inventories.
This occurred despite record December cold, suggesting that refiners drew down inventories during the month.
Then a cold wave struck last month, drawing down inventories of home heating oil and sending its price soaring.
