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Applying MRP with ERP in a modern manufacturing environment

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Material Requirements Planning for a modern manufacturing environment Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is software that helps companies estimate the required quantities of raw materials, maintain inventory levels, and ensure manufacturing has all the items needed to make products to satisfy demand.

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How to create a reliable supply chain with effective forecasting and inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Charged with this critical task, the purchasing department can leverage its Material Requirements Plan (MRP) to stay abreast of what’s needed, how much and when. MRP runs this information through a series of algorithms and then makes suggested recommendations for what to buy, how much, when and from which supplier.

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The role of a Bill of Materials in optimizing your inventory management

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The combination of MPS, BOM and MRP information determines the items to be manufactured, in what quantities and by when, and what must be procured. The post The role of a Bill of Materials in optimizing your inventory management appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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The impact of regional instabilities on the Global Supply Chain and how ERP can help

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

ERP, underpinned by a robust MRP, with supply chain portals and data analytics solutions – are key to identifying and making the most of the opportunities which will inevitably come out of the current hardships brought about by the military conflict. Out of hardship come opportunities: leverage the possibilities with ERP.

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Implementing AI in Supply Chain and Logistics

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You’ll likely be gathering data from different systems ––CRM, MRP, ERP, among others. Before your AI can provide you accurate solutions, you need to give it something to work with –– granular data. Data granularity is simply how detailed your data set is. .

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How an ERP system can help manufacturers

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Material requirements planning (MRP) The MRP is a system that calculates the inventory needed for production and drives procurement to ensure that items are ordered in time. Managed properly, the MRP can optimize material and product levels. The post How an ERP system can help manufacturers appeared first on SYSPRO Blog.

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Reshoring Or Not, What is Manufacturing? 4 Questions to Ponder with Real American Manufacturers

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Editor's Note: This is a two part series featuring Chuck Intrieri, who along with providing excellent insights over at his industry leading The Lean Supply Chain blog, is also a consultant who works with companies for Cost Reduction, Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics, Manufacturing, and 3PL Selection.