MRP Module
Documentation for material planning, supply requirements, demand-driven replenishment, and production planning.
MRP Module
Documentation for material planning, supply requirements, demand-driven replenishment, and production planning.
Exact functionalities
Demand consolidation, net requirements calculation, shortage signaling, replenishment suggestion generation, and planner exception management.
- Material requirement planning
- Shortage visibility
- Supply and replenishment logic
- Demand-driven planning support
- Operational planning flow
Workflow blueprint
Ingest demand -> net against stock and lead times -> produce planned supply orders -> review exceptions -> release actions -> replan on changes.
- Capture MRP transaction input and context
- Validate permissions and business policy
- Commit lifecycle transition with audit metadata
- Propagate updates to dependent modules
- Review exceptions and close operational cycle
Data model and records
DemandSignal, MaterialRequirement, SupplyPlan, PlannedOrder, ShortageAlert, and ReplenishmentPolicy.
- DemandSignal
- MaterialRequirement
- SupplyPlan
- PlannedOrder
- ShortageAlert
- and ReplenishmentPolicy
Controls and business rules
Lot sizing and min-max constraints should be enforced; planners should distinguish hard shortages from policy-driven shortages; replanning should preserve decision history.
Define explicit and valid status transitions for MRP
Require mandatory fields before high-impact actions
Block unauthorized overrides without approval evidence
Preserve immutable audit history on critical events
Apply idempotency and duplicate protection on write paths
Integrations
Uses Inventory and Warehouse balance state, feeds Procurement purchasing proposals, and supports Manufacturing production readiness.
- Uses Inventory and Warehouse balance state
- feeds Procurement purchasing proposals
- and supports Manufacturing production readiness
KPIs and reports
Service level, material availability, planning stability, and expedite frequency.
- Service level
- material availability
- planning stability
- and expedite frequency
Key capabilities
These capabilities define what this module can execute and what outcomes it owns.
- Material requirement planning
- Shortage visibility
- Supply and replenishment logic
- Demand-driven planning support
- Operational planning flow
Business use cases
Use cases define where this module should be prioritized in rollout and adoption planning.
- Prevent shortages before they affect production
- Align supply with operational demand
- Improve planning efficiency
Operational workflow
Use this lifecycle sequence as the baseline for SOP documentation and team onboarding.
- Capture MRP transaction input and context
- Validate permissions and business policy
- Commit lifecycle transition with audit metadata
- Propagate updates to dependent modules
- Review exceptions and close operational cycle
Controls and validation checklist
Define explicit and valid status transitions for MRP
Require mandatory fields before high-impact actions
Block unauthorized overrides without approval evidence
Preserve immutable audit history on critical events
Apply idempotency and duplicate protection on write paths
Failure modes and safeguards
- Missing required data at transaction entry
- Unauthorized status transition attempts
- Cross-module reference mismatch after updates
- Duplicate mutation attempts from retries
- Delayed downstream synchronization and stale dashboards
Implementation and rollout plan
- Define owner, scope, and process objective
- Configure lifecycle, permissions, and defaults
- Run pilot workflows including edge cases
- Validate KPI outputs and integration behavior
- Train users and publish SOP guidance
- Execute staged go-live with checkpoint review
Test scenarios before go-live
Happy-path transaction completion
Policy rejection and manager override path
Role access boundaries per key action
Cross-module synchronization timing
Audit trail completeness on critical updates
KPI values validated against source records
Documentation maintenance checklist
Business overview and actual behavior are aligned
Workflow states match current implementation
Entities, roles, and integrations are current
KPI definitions match dashboards and reports
Known limitations and rollout notes are updated