Material requirement planning systems development

Abstract Material requirement planning systems are becoming an integral part of many manufacturing information systems. MRP is both a scheduling and control technique designed to minimize inventory investment, to maximize production efficiency, and to improve customer service. The purposes of this paper are to describe the inputs to an MRP system; discuss the logic of an MRP system; and provide examples of various exception reports generated by an MRP system. A listing of an MRP program with documentation is provided, also.