Material requirements planning (MRP) is a computer-based inventory management system designed to assist production managers in scheduling and placing orders for items of dependent demand. Dependent ...

The stability of the Master Production Schedule (MPS) is a critical issue in managing production operations with a Material Requirements Planning System. One method of achieving stability is to freeze ...

Master scheduling in the cloud not only drives purchasing and production activities but also adjusts the MPS.

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- On Feb. 23, a new division stood up within the Directorate of Production Management. The Program Control Division, which consists of the Master Data Branch, Master ...

T. S. Lee and Everett E. Adam, Jr. The impact of forecasted demand and forecast error, introduced in the Master Production Schedule, upon Material Requirements Planning (MRP) Systems is investigated.