![](/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif) | Discussion Questions (See related pages)
- Discuss the meaning of MRP terms such as planned order release and scheduled order receipt.
- Many practitioners currently update MRP weekly or biweekly. Would it be more valuable if it were updated daily? Discuss.
- What is the role of safety stock in an MRP system?
- Contrast the significance of the term lead time in the traditional EOQ context and in an MRP system.
- Discuss the importance of the master production schedule in an MRP system.
- "MRP just prepares shopping lists. It does not do the shopping or cook the dinner." Comment.
- What are the sources of demand in an MRP system? Are these dependent or independent, and how are they used as inputs to the system?
- State the types of data that would be carried in the bill of materials file and the inventory record file.
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