<Ul> <Li> Ensure materials are available for production and products are available for delivery to customers . </Li> <Li> Maintain the lowest possible material and product levels in store </Li> <Li> Plan manufacturing activities, delivery schedules and purchasing activities . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Ensure materials are available for production and products are available for delivery to customers . </Li> <Li> Maintain the lowest possible material and product levels in store </Li> <Li> Plan manufacturing activities, delivery schedules and purchasing activities . </Li>

A master production schedule is an input to a material requirements planning (mrp) system