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MRP II Overview

Read the overview below and complete the activities that follow.

This activity helps students understand the conceptual difference between MRP and MRP II$.$ Manufacturing Resource Planning $($MRP II$)$ evolved from MRP in the $1980$s because businesses recognized additional needs in their planning process that were not being addressed by MRP$.$

MRP II is an enhanced sequence of activities surrounding the original MRP$,$ which was a strictly material requirements planning activity. The additional activities include market demand, production plan, rough cut capacity planning, master production schedule, capacity requirements planning, and the final output of requirements schedule.

After capacity requirements planning is complete and no problems are found to exist, the next step in MRP II $($Manufacturing Requirements Planning$)$ is $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

Multiple Choice

Rough$-$cut capacity planning

MRP

Sales & operations planning

Market demand

Detailed schedules

Master scheduling