Question

describe the relationship among aggregate planning, the master production schedule (MPS) and material requirements planning (MRP).

what are the key inputs and outputs for each system?

what is the purpose of each of these tools?

Answer 1

Material requirement planning is a computer based inventory management system designed to assist production manager in scheduling and placing the order for items dependent demand. Material requirement plan is the process of developing detailed production plan. MRP give the detailed information about the right quality, right parts, correct timing of production , raw material and the components. the input of MRP are 1. master production schedule 2. bill of material 3. the inventory record. the output of MRP are as follows-----1. Full MRP report 2. MRP action report.

Master production schedule is plan for individual commodity to be produced in each time period such as production, staffing and inventory. it is linked to the manufacturing where the plan indicates the when and how much of each product will be demanded. input of master production schedule are DEMAND FORECAST, production cost, inventory money, customer needs, inventory progress, supply, lot seize, production lead time and capacity. and the output are production plan detailing and amount to be produced etc.

GGREGATE PLANNING---Aggregate planning is a marketing activity that does an aggregate plan for the production process. inputs of aggregate planning are demand forecast, company policies, strategic objective, capacity constraints, financial constraints. the output of aggregate planning include are production per month, seize of workforce, and inventory level

one of the most important relationship between theses theree are that they are the part of master scheduling.