distributed requirements planning

distributed requirements planning (DRP) or distributed resource planning

is based on a similar structure to MATERIALS REQUIREMENT PLANNING (MRP) and is used to manage the movement of materials between organizations within the same SUPPLY CHAIN. See SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.

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