The document provides an overview of material requirement planning (MRP) and bills of material (BOM). It defines MRP as a production planning and inventory control system used to manage the manufacturing process. BOMs are then defined as listings that show the materials, components, and quantities needed to produce an item. The document outlines the objectives, advantages, and disadvantages of MRP, and describes the information contained in BOMs such as item quantities, IDs, descriptions, and costs.