Material requirements planning systems add a level of automation to inventory control. When you set minimum and maximum stock levels on a simple inventory, you are beginning to use MRP principles. MRP ...

An MRP or Manufacturing Resource Planning software is a comprehensive business management tool designed specifically to meet the needs of manufacturers. It helps with every aspect of running a ...

Whenever you talk about manufacturing businesses, no matter whether discrete or process manufacturing, the terms Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) invariably ...

Sara Duff from MRPeasy reports on how Hovat upgraded from Vietnam-War-era software to a cloud-based MRP system, boosting efficiency, traceability, and financial control. Hovat transformed its ...

I’ve been working with several of my New York Institute of Technology MBA students in various practicums I’ve setup. I’m finding a lot of them have extensive backgrounds and studies in supply chain ...

Clay Halton was a Business Editor at Investopedia and has been working in the finance publishing field for more than five years. He also writes and edits personal finance content, with a focus on ...