MRP is a planning tool geared specifically to assembly operations. The aim is to allow each manufacturing unit to tell its supplier what parts it requires and when it requires them.

MRP(Materials Requirements Planning物料需求计划)是特别应用于装配生产的计划工具，目的在于使每个制造单元都可以告诉它的供应商需要什么零件和什么时候需要。

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"Everything we do is geared toward selling more parts, " says Wynne.

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This device is geared primarily for China, so it's quite likely that we won't see it in many other parts of the world.

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