Application of Manufacturing Resources Planning System (MRP II) in the High Education Sector

Abstract
The current study deals with the use of MRP II in planning for
graduate study in the Department of Economics, College of
Administration and Economics, al-Mustansiriyah University. This
the study aims to study the possibility of qualifying the Systems
of Planning and Control over Production for functioning in the
Higher Education sector; and the ability to benefit from the
reports submitted by these systems in making decisions
relevant to the best utilization of the available resources. Such
decisions may include determining the proper number of
students who may be seated by the aforesaid department. When
preparing the reports of MRP II, statistical techniques and
percentages were used to utilize classrooms, laboratories, and
teaching staff capacities.
The most significant conclusion of the study is the ability to
employing MRP II system in the field of higher education; and
the inability to generalize bill of materials (bachelor’s degree in
economics) over the other departments of the college or the
other economics departments in other universities, because bill
of materials varies according to the educational system being
used in the relevant college, the curriculum, and other variable
factors. The most significant recommendations, however, are
represented by conducting more studies relevant to applying
other systems of planning and control in the educational
institutions, such as the system of Enterprise Resources
Planning (ERP), to enhance the accuracy of the planning
process in these institutions.