In capacity planning, CRP stands for Capacity Requirement Planning.

• A. Card Resource Planning
• B. Corporate Resource Planning
• C. Customer Resource Planning
• D. Capacity Requirement Planning

Answer: (D)

Capacity planning looks at whether you have the right amount of production capacity at the right times to meet demand. In this context, CRP stands for Capacity Requirement Planning. It takes routing data (how long each operation takes), calendar and capacity of each work center, and the planned orders from MRP to calculate exactly how much capacity is needed and when. This helps identify when you’ll be overloaded and what actions—like adding shifts, rescheduling, or subcontracting—are necessary to meet the plan. The other terms aren’t standard in capacity planning: Card Resource Planning, Corporate Resource Planning, and Customer Resource Planning don’t refer to a recognized capacity-checking process.