A demand directly related to or derived from the demand for other items or end products. Dependent demands are therefore calculated, and need not and should not be forecast.
A classification used in inventory control where the demand for one item has a direct mathematical relationship with the demand for another higher level or parent component and where the demand for that item is ultimately dependent on the demand for the higher level or parent item
Demand for components and material calculated, or dependent, on the demand from another item in the system and not due to outside demand such as a customer or interplant order for that item. The demand is derived from exploding an upper level bill of material, as opposed to generating a forecast for the dependent demand item.
In manufacturing is demand for an item that results from the production decisions for its parent items. An order for a parent part can only be completed if all of its components are available.
Demand that is directly related to or derived from the bill of material structure for other items or end products. Such demands are therefore calculated and need not and should not be forecast. A given inventory item may have both dependent and independent demand at any given time. For example, a part may simultaneously be the component of an assembly and sold as a service part. See: independent demand.
The relationship of the demand between different products. E.g. the demand for milk bottles is dependant on the demand for milk.