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Delivery Date
Date or dates by which a shipment
is to be delivered to a purchaser or by which a
service must be completed.
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Delivery Order Contract
An indefinite
delivery/indefinite quantity contract for
supplies or services that provides for the
issuance of orders for services or supplies
during the contract period. May also be
referred to as a task order contract.
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Delivery Required By
The requested date by
which all goods or services must be delivered.
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Delivery Schedule
A delivery plan indicating the
time of the beginning and completion of each
delivery.
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Delivery Terms
Conditions in a contract
regarding freight charges, place and time of
delivery, or method of transportation. See
also: Free on Board (F.O.B.) Destination,
Freight Collect, Freight Collect and Allowed,
Freight Prepaid and Added, Freight Prepaid
and Allowed, Free on Board (F.O.B.) Origin,
Freight Prepaid and Charged Back.
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Delphi Method
A forecasting technique for the
purpose of predicting future conditions that
relies on a structured panel of subject matter
experts (SMEs). The SMEs answer
questionnaires in the first round. In
subsequent rounds, the SMEs' forecasts from
the previous round are provided, along with
their rationale for their judgments. They are
then encouraged to revise their answers in
consideration of the input from the other
SMEs.
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Demand
The willingness and ability to buy
specific quantities of goods at alternative
prices in a given time period. (Schiller 2000)
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Demand Analysis
An all-inclusive method
conducted to quantify, with reasonable
accuracy, the anticipated material
requirements that will be needed to support
the entity’s operations. See also: Market
Analysis, Supplier Analysis.
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Demand Contract
1. A binding legal agreement that links spend
data by dates and allows for rebates and
discounts through automated contract
management systems. Pricing is based on
historical usage.
2. A contract under which a contractor/supplier
agrees to provide goods or services to a
purchaser on a demand basis. See
also: Market Analysis, Blanket Order.
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Demand Curve
A graphical depiction of the
relationship between the price of goods or
services and the quantity demanded for a set
time period.
