Materialbezogen

Materialbezogen is a German adjective used in business and technical language to denote that something pertains to materials. It is formed from Material and bezogen (related to, pertaining to) and is typically attached to nouns to describe costs, requirements, processes, or risks arising from or concerning the materials used in production or procurement.

The term is commonly found in phrases such as materialbezogene Kosten (material-related costs), materialbezogene Kennzahlen (material-related metrics), materialbezogene Risiken (material-related risks), or materialbezogener Bedarf (material-related demand). These usages appear in areas like supply chain management, purchasing, production planning, and accounting.

In cost accounting, materialbezogene Kosten cover the purchase price of materials, transport, storage, handling, and waste. In planning, materialbezogene Anforderungen specify the material types, qualities, quantities, and delivery times required for a project or production run. In reporting, materialbezogene Kennzahlen may track material consumption, yield, scrap rate, or average material cost per unit.

Relation to broader concepts: material management (Materialwirtschaft), procurement (Beschaffung), and materials flow (Materialfluss) are overarching domains within which materialbezogenen considerations are addressed. The term is descriptive and context-dependent, and its precise meaning depends on organizational conventions and industry sector.