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… s more accurate to describe MRP/DRP as functionalities than as systems).
The general thinking on these topics has most commonly been the following:
1. All companies must acquire and implement ERP systems. An excellent example of this mindset is found in a white paper written by Aberdeen titled To ERP or Not to ERP: In Manufacturing,

It Isn’t Even a Question. This paper did not analyze any of the previous research on ERP, but simply reviewed the opinions of manufacturers, which favored the continued implementation of ERP. While not necessarily true or well researched, it is a good …

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How MRP works is a common question, and companies usually invest little in MRP education.
We cover how MRP works.

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The question of how does MRP works is a common question. Companies purchase and implement MRP systems (or MRP from within ERP). Still, as we cover in the article The Weak General Knowledge of MRP Systems, they often invest little in educating their workers on how MRP works. We include not only how MRP works but some of the history of MRP.
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MRP has a well-known list of problems or limitations.
In this article, we analyze the problems to see what can be done about them.

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The list of commonly listed problems with MRP is analyzed in this article and our analysis of how to solve MRP problems.
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Wikipedia’s Listing of Problems with MRP Software
Oliver Wight and other companies complain that the MRP software functionality within their ERP system is challenging …

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Background on the Financial Returns of MRP Systems
In my book, The Real Story Behind ERP: Separating Fact from Fiction, evaluates the various proposals used to sell ERP systems and in assessing the research on the financial and operational benefits/ROI of ERP. The results are surprisingly poor to many that now consider ERP to be “critical infrastructure.”
Part of ERP systems’ value is that they provide MRP and DRP integrated into other ERP functionality. This was …

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MRP is far less understood than is generally known.
We cover the common reasons for this knowledge gap.

Introduction
When MRP systems, which stands for Material Requirements Planning, were first implemented, they were stand-alone systems. But in the 1980s, most of the MRP vendors were purchased by and incorporated into ERP systems. What has evolved far less since MRP was first introduced in companies in the 1970s and primarily the 1980s has been the common understanding of MRP.
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