MPC - MRP II

3 important questions on MPC - MRP II

What is the difference between MRP I and MRP II

The difference being, MRP II uses additional data from accounting records and sales for further analysis and forecasting of manufacturing requirements. MRP I stands for material requirements planning, while MRP II stands for manufacturing resource planning. However, the terms are often used interchangeably.

What are [2] advantages of MRP?

  • Emphasis on BOM and dependent demand
  • emphasis on information structures

What are [6] drawbacks of MRP systems?

  • No finite capacity planning;
  • Fixed instead of workload-dependent lead times;
  • Product characteristics must be known in advance;
  • No dealing with uncertainty (incentive to increase lead times);
  • Materials oriented, not process or capacity oriented;
  • Increasing lead times > higher WIP > more errors;

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