A company is operating in two unrelated businesses. The first one is making common salt, which is sold in one-kilogram consumer packs. The second...

A company is operating in two unrelated businesses. The first one is making common salt, which issold in one-kilogram consumer packs. The second business is making readymade garments. The ownerof the businesses has decided to implement Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) in one of the twobusinesses, which is likely to give him greater benefit. Assuming that the current turnover and profitsof both the units are comparable, compare the relative benefits and limitations of MaterialsRequirement Planning (MRP) for these two businesses.