The phrase 'forward order' is correct and can be used in written English.
It can be used to refer to instructions or instructions that have been given in order to arrange something or to progress with a certain task. Example: The project manager issued a forward order to schedule the delivery of the new materials.
"Our forward order book is strong and grew significantly in the period, up from €4bn in 2004 to over €6bn by the end of 2005," he said.
Although Vislink posted a loss of £3.4m in 2003 it said it had ended the year with net cash and a strong forward order book.
It blamed this on a reduction in the forward order book following operational difficulties in June and July which meant customers did not receive an adequate service.
Orders are a main gauge of demand and the company in the third quarter turned around a year-long string of forward order declines.
Despite this, one of Britain's biggest housebuilding groups said sales had been strong in the first 15 weeks of the new year, thanks to a healthy forward order book.
"This trend chimes with our own recent positive figures which revealed that last year we increased completions on homes by 17%, with our forward order book at record levels," said Tutte.
Nike reported a worse-than-expected global decline in forward orders, sending its shares down 4.6percentt.
In forward orders by region, the Europe, Middle East and Africa unit had the greatest decline of 24percentt, while American future orders fell 4percentt.
Although we are encouraged by forward orders in our wholesale business, trading on the high street remains challenging and we are planning accordingly.
The wholesale business, which sells to department stores and other companies in 60 countries around the world, has fared better and is performing in line with expectations, with forward orders up year on year.
The NAB's forward orders index dropped to -1 points (from +5), which is below the long-run average for the monthly series and suggesting demand was likely to be subdued in early 2015.
