Material Requirement Planning is a software solution that helps manufacturers determine the quantity and timing of the materials they need. MRPs have evolved over time to include detailed capacity planning, scheduling, shop floor control, and other calculations. Comparing forecasts with actual data, analyzing performance, and improving processes can achieve better results.

Navigation Path: Planning>Master>MRP

1. Follow the above steps to open the ‘MRP Master’ screen.

2. Select the ‘Code’ of the MRP to be created.

3. Enter the ‘Name’ of the MRP desired to be created or it is automatically selected when the ‘Code’ is entered in the previous field.

4. Select the already created master schedule from the ‘Master Schedule’ picklist.

5. Select the ‘Auto Release’, if needed:
   1. Ticking the checkbox enables the to automatically release the demand order after MRP Run Process.

6. Select whether ‘Track Conversion’ is needed for the MRP by checking the radio button. (Featured)

7. Select the ‘Overwrite Type’ as required by the MRP:
   1. No Overwrite: Create a new demand order and prevent overwriting the current demand order.
   2. Only Outside Plan Time: Modify the current Demand order starting from the next plan time.
   3. Full Overwrite: Modify the current Demand Order by completely overwriting it.

8. Select the ‘Organization Type’ from the provided options:
   1. Open: Applicable to all the OU (Organizational Unit) created by the user.
   2. Organization Unit: Applicable to selected Organizations
   3. Organization Group: Applicable to Organization Group created by a user.

9. Select ‘Yes’ for the ‘Include Lead Time’ if the Demand order should consider the lead time field in the item master for sourcing and selecting ‘No’ will not consider and requirement date as the demand order execution date. Essentially, lead time is the amount of time it takes to receive material at a receiving site to the point when it becomes available for processing.

10. Choose whether to ‘Include Lot Size?’ in the MRP. Enabling it considers the lot size field in the item master for MRP run process. To edit or add ‘Lot Size’ manually for a specific Item : Inventory>Master>Item Menu>Item>Planning (Tab)>Lot Size

11. Choose whether to consider ‘Sale Stock in Transit?’ in the MRP. Enabling it considers including the existing store stock for the Demand order.

12. Choose whether to consider ‘Include Stock?’ in the MRP. Enabling it considers the Delivered quantity without  Sales Invoice and Sales invoice quantity raised and disabling it prevents considering the dispatched and sales invoice quantity.

13. Click ‘Save’ to create a new MRP or ‘Update’ if modifications are made to the previously created MRP.