ITPEC IP April 2024 Question 86
ITPEC IP April 2024 — Question 86 of 100
MRP improves planning when information about required manufacturing materials and quantities is insufficient or incorrect. Material Requirements Planning uses the production schedule, bill of materials, inventory records, lead times, and existing orders to calculate what components are needed, how many are needed, and when they should be ordered or produced.
Answer (b)
Why not others:
- (a) drawing versions and design-change history are better addressed by document, CAD, or product-lifecycle management
- (c) controlling and approving excessive design-change requests is an engineering change-management issue
- (d) MRP plans material needs but does not directly solve rising capital cost for flexible production equipment
Key rule: MRP answers three material questions: what is required, how much is required, and when it is required.
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