This document provides an overview of material requirements planning (MRP). It discusses the key inputs and outputs to the MRP process, including the master production schedule, bill of materials, and item master file. It also provides examples to illustrate how MRP works by calculating gross requirements, scheduled receipts, projected inventory, net requirements, and planned order releases over multiple time periods for different items. The goal of MRP is to determine the timing and quantities of orders needed to satisfy production requirements.