Mrp Ii

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Topic: MRP II (Manufacturing Resource Planning)

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19th October

Contents

Executive summary 2

Introduction and background of MRP II 3

Implement in Manufacturing Industry 6

SWOT Analysis of MRP II System 8

Conclusion 9

Recommendations (Next generation of MRP II system) 11

Reference: 13

Executive summary

The purpose of this report is to illustrate what MRP II is, what features it provides, and what benefit the manufacturers could get from it as well as the existent issues in MRP II system. The research also demonstrates how MRP II was implemented in manufacturing industry by studying a case of successful implementation of MRP II software.

Introduction and background of MRP II

MRP II is Manufacturing Resources Planning for short. It is defined as a man machine application system for the effective planning of all resources of all manufacturing company. From the global optimal point of view, using scientific method to plan, organize, control and coordinate all the manufacturing resources and all the links of operation of enterprises effectively and reasonably is what the MRP II concerned about. The purpose of using the MRP II system is to achieve continuous and balanced production and minimize the various items in the inventory. Eventually it can improve the economic efficiency of enterprises. It is an important tool for aligning manufacturing with a company’s overall strategy and goals.

There is a diagram can demonstrate the structure of MRP II：[3]

Since the 18th century industrial revolution, many handcraft industry workshop developed into industrial plants, then manufacturing emerged. With the emerging of manufacturing almost all the enterprises in the pursuit of basic objective are to minimum capital investment and obtain the...