01/12/1984
The working paper on 'Manufacturing Resources Planning' or in short MRP-II present a study of one of the most significant software developments to have taken place in the field of Manufacturing Management in recent years. MRP-II can be regarded as a successor to an earlier development called Materials Requirement Planning (MRP). Details of MRP-II framework are discussed as applicable to process industry, repetitive manufacture and batch processing industry. Further, salient aspects concerning planning, organization and implementation of MRP-II projects are highlighted. Prerequisites of MRP-II including behavioral considerations are also considered. Essentially modular in concepts, MRP-II is a highly integrative approach which seeks to encompass almost the entire gamut of planning and control of production operations.