Other Current Assets

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Current Assets

Note 8.  Other Current Assets

Other current assets as of January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	January 31,		October 31,
	2021		2020
Advance payments to vendors (1)	$	1,483	$	1,954
Prepaid expenses and other (2)		5,939		4,352
Other current assets	$	7,422	$	6,306

(1) Advance payments to vendors relate to payments for inventory purchases ahead of receipt.

(2) Primarily relates to other prepaid vendor expenses including insurance expense.