The Role of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) in Enhancing the Quality of the Final Product An exploratory study of the opinions of a sample of NOC employees

Abstract

The Material Requirements Planning System (MRP), the subject of the study is one of the modern production systems that contribute to the survival and excellence of industrial companies through attention to the quality of the final product provided to the customer. Therefore, the current study came to test the role of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), in the promotion of the quality of the final product. The research in its conceptual framework adopted the subject of material requirements planning (MRP), as an explanatory variable, as well as addressing the subject matter quality of the final product as a responsive variable. Two main hypotheses were formulated to be tested in the company in question in order to diagnose the role of material needs planning (MRP) in enhancing the quality of the final product. In order to achieve a deeper understanding of this impact, the researcher adopted the exploratory study approach with the adoption of a set of tools in data collection represented by the questionnaire form and distributed (68) questionnaire on a sample of employees of the North Oil Company. Research hypotheses were tested using the statistical package program (SPSS). The research came up with a number of conclusions, the most important of which is that the MRP system it is a very important system for oil companies because it is concerned with determining the quantity to be purchased or produced as well as important to meet the needs of the main scheduling of production. It also the MRP is an important information system for inventory management that is used to forecast total demand. The research concluded that the company under consideration should develop a database to address lags in production schedules. In addition to the need for documentation especially for the main parts and components of the product and its sub-section in each section.