A system built around material requirements planning that includes the additional planning processes of production planning (sales and operations planning), master production scheduling and capacity r equirements planning. Once this planning phase is complete and the plans have been accepted as realistic and attainable, the execution processes come into play. These processes include the manufacturi ng control processes of input-output (capacity) measurement and detailed scheduling and dispatching, as well as anticipated delay reports from both the plant and suppliers, supplier scheduling, and so...