Title
Operations Management - Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) : MRP Processing Example 1Creator
Bonnie Simmons and Memorial University. Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL)Description
MRP (Material Requirements Planning) determines the plans for purchasing and production of dependent-demand components. MRP processing takes end item requirements specified by the MPS (Master Production Schedule) and explodes them into time-phased requirements for fabrication or assembly of subassemblies.
This video illustrates an example of MRP for 100 chairs and specifically, the back assembly component.
Example: Suppose that a 100-unit delivery of chairs is scheduled at the start of week 6. Determine the size and the timing of back-support parts to meet this delivery. Each assembly requires 3 back supports.
The firm has 20 back support units available and 60 more is scheduled to arrive at the beginning of week 4.
The lead time for both the final chair assembly and the back assembly is 1 week; the lead time for the back supports is 2 weeks.
Learning Design
Demonstrate how to determine the MRP process for the given example.Date Created
2017Format
Video/mp4Duration
11:56 minutes/seconds