Manufacturing resource planning

Manufacturing Resource Planning or Management resource planning (or MRP2) - Around 1980, over-frequent changes in sales forecasts, entailing continual readjustments in production, as well as the unsuitability of the parameters fixed by the system, led MRP (Material Requirement Planning) to evolve into a new concept .

Manufacturing resource planning (MRP II)[1] is a method for the effective planning of all resources of a manufacturing company. Ideally, it addresses operational planning in units, financial planning, and has a simulation capability to answer "what-if" questions and is an extension of closed-loop MRP (Material Requirements Planning).[2]

This is not exclusively a software function, but the management of people skills, requiring a dedication to database accuracy, and sufficient computer resources. It is a total company management concept for using human and company resources more productively.

  1. ^ Chris Kraul (March 22, 1989). "DataWorks of San Diego, a closely held ..." The Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ Christopher Gray; Darryl Landvater. "MRP II: The History, The Problems, The Future". Computerworld.