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  1. Discuss the meaning of MRP terms such as planned order release and scheduled order receipt.
  2. Many practitioners currently update MRP weekly or biweekly. Would it be more valuable if it were updated daily? Discuss.
  3. What is the role of safety stock in an MRP system?
  4. Contrast the significance of the term lead time in the traditional EOQ context and in an MRP system.
  5. Discuss the importance of the master production schedule in an MRP system.
  6. "MRP just prepares shopping lists. It does not do the shopping or cook the dinner." Comment.
  7. 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?
  8. State the types of data that would be carried in the bill of materials file and the inventory record file.





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