A process that enables a company to analyze the capabilities of its operation system to determine whether the company has enough capacity to meet a proposed production schedule for a specified time frame is ______.
A)material resource planning (MRP)
B)capacity requirements planning (CRP)
C)distribution requirements planning (DRP)
D)enterprise resource planning (ERP)

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Capacity requirements planning (CRP) is a process that involves analyzing the capacity of the operation system to determine if the company has enough capacity to meet a proposed production schedule for a specified time frame. MRP (Material resource planning) is a process that determines the materials required for manufacturing a product, DRP (Distribution requirements planning) is a process that plans and controls the distribution of products, and ERP (Enterprise resource planning) is a software system that integrates all aspects of a business. Therefore, the best choice for this question is B  - capacity requirements planning.

A Process That Enables a Company to Analyze the Capabilities