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MATERIAL REQUIREMENT (5. What are the challenges in MRP? Briefly explain.,…
MATERIAL REQUIREMENT
- A production planning and inventory control system.
- An MRP integrates data from production schedules with that from inventory and the bill of materials (BOM) to calculate purchasing and shipping schedules for the parts or components required to build a product.
2. What are the objectives of MRP?
- Ensure the availability of materials, components, and products for planned production and for customer delivery.
- Maintain the lowest possible level of inventory.
- Plan activities such as manufacturing, delivery schedules, and purchasing.
3. Explain the terms inventory, capacity and priority in MRP.
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Priorities
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- Order with the right due date.
Capacity
- Plan for a complete load.
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- An adequate time to view future load.
4. Explain types of MRP system.
- Master production schedule : Rolling schedule
- Bill of materials (BOM) : Information of each item
- Inventory status records : Status the all item delivery
5. What are the challenges in MRP? Briefly explain.
- High costs & technical complexities in implementation.
- Fails to account for capacity in its calculating.
- Time required for planning & implementing MRP is very long.
- Dependence or forecast values & estimated lead time can sometimes be misleading.
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