In MRP record calculations, the appearance of a negative value for the gross requirements of an end item in a specific time bucket
A) signals the need to purchase that end item in that period
B) implies that value was scheduled by the MPS
C) signals the need for a negative planned order receipt in that period
D) is impossible
E) All of the above are true.

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In Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems, the gross requirements of an end item represent the total demand for that item in a specific time period. A negative value for gross requirements is impossible because demand cannot be negative; demand either exists (positive value) or does not exist (zero).

In MRP Record Calculations, the Appearance of a Negative Value