Dependent Demand

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  Dependent demand is the demand that is directly related to or derived from the bill of materials structure for other items or end products which are independent demand.

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Forecasting:
  The dependent demand is blown down from the bill of materials in mrp.  The demand is then calculated based on lead time, inventory and need date in order to build each level of the BOM and meet the end item requirements. Therefore forecasting should not be performed on dependent requirements.  
Challenge:

• The cyclist shown in the picture above has both independent and dependent demands shown.  What are two of the dependent demand components on the bike?  Share your thoughts in the comments section below and receive a coupon to one of Lean Strategies International LLC's courses.

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