ITPEC FE Morning October 2022 Question 70
ITPEC FE Morning October 2022 — Question 70 of 80
MRP calculates the required quantity of components and materials based on a master production plan (the bill of materials + production schedule). It works by "exploding" the production plan downward into component requirements.
Why not others:
- (a) Simultaneous parallel development (design + production at the same time) describes concurrent engineering, not MRP.
- (c) Starting production only after receiving a customer order describes a make-to-order or pull-based system (e.g., Kanban), while MRP is a push-based planning system.
- (d) Providing work and transport instructions via worksheets describes the Kanban card system, not MRP.
Key rule: MRP = push system that calculates material requirements from a standard production plan, not from customer orders.
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