The Problem With MRP
An MRP, or material requirements planning system is intended to simultaneously meet 3 objectives. These are to ensure materials and products are available for production and delivery to customers, maintain the lowest possible level of inventory and to plan manufacturing activities, delivery schedules and purchasing activities.
Highly configurable systems are outpacing canned systems and providing a path for innovation. Advancements in browser based technology are enabling agile deployment strategies.
Manufacturing software helps manufacturers improve production performance by providing visable control and reporting across the enterprise.
The major problem with MRP systems is the integrity of the data. If there are errors in the inventory data, the bill of material (commonly referred to as BOM) data or the master production schedule then the output will also be incorrect. Most vendors of this type of system recommend at least 98% data integrity for the system to give useful results.
Accurate inventory systems with real time data feed into MRP software systems helps with the data integrity issue. These systems are now becoming widely available as browser-based solutions, and can be used with wireless RF or inline scanning devices for accurate warehouse tracking. These newer browser-based systems are also easier to integrate with existing software systems for more complete integration of data.
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