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Video Links

Master Scheduling
This video from Southwest Airlines explores how they schedule flights.
LO 18.1 Compose a master schedule and identify its functions.

Material Requirements Planning
This animation from Amazon describes how the company uses data to improve its performance and customer satisfaction.
LO 18.2 Explain the conditions under which MRP is appropriate, its inputs, processing, and outputs, as well as its benefits and limitations.

Benefits of MRP
This video describes how companies can use data to make smart decisions.
LO 18.2 Explain the conditions under which MRP is appropriate, its inputs, processing, and outputs, as well as its benefits and limitations.

Web Links

Functions of a Master Schedule
This article describes how to avoid some of the challenges of master production scheduling.
LO 18.1 Compose a master schedule and identify its functions.

MRP Considerations
This article describes MRP, as well as its benefits and limitations.
LO 18.2 Explain the conditions under which MRP is appropriate, its inputs, processing, and outputs, as well as its benefits and limitations.

Issues in MRP
This article describes how ethical issues in a supply chain can affect a company downstream.
LO 18.3 Discuss the role that sustainability and ethics play in MRP systems.