EARLY USERS DISCOVERED THAT MRP WITHOUT AN INITIAL MPS STEP IN THE PROCESS PRODUCED NO MORE THAN COMPUTERIZED ORDER LAUNCHING. MPS INJECTS A CLEARLY DISTINGUISHABLE MANAGEMENT STEP IN THE PROCESS TO ACHIEVE BALANCE, STABILITY, AND VALIDITY FOR REQUIREMENTS AND SCHEDULES. THE MPS IS MANAGEMENT'S ANTICIPATED BUILD SCHEDULE AND AS SUCH MUST PASS THE TEST OF DOABILITY REGARDING CAPACITY RESOURCES AND MATERIAL AVAILABILITY ON A CONTINUING BASIS. IT IS NOT JUST A STATIC PARAMETER CONTAINING A SNAPSHOT OF THE ORDER FILE AND CONTRACT DATES. RATHER, THE MPS IS DYNAMIC DATA REPRESENTING PRODUCT CONFIGURATION AND FLOW, FORWARD LOOKING SUPPLY PLANNING, AND PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK, WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF REASONABLE CAPABILITY AND EXPECTATION FOR THE COMPANY. THESE CONCEPTS AND PROVEN PRACTICES ARE REVIEWED TO HELP THE USER REACH THE GOAL OF 95% MPS PERFORMANCE.