This paper reviews briefly the material requirements planning (MRP) concept and shows how its major elements can assist a small manufacturer to control production and inventories for some products without the use of a computer. The prerequisite is an uncomplicated product consisting of few parts. To illustrate this, an actual application of MRP to the manufacture of greenhouses is described.
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