DISPOSITION
Unclear priorities in the allocation spread quickly throughout your value chain. The result is overproduction, unnecessary stock-binding and critical shortfalls on the goods that should be available.
You work in a reality where demand, stock status and production are constantly changing. It requires a planning setup that gives you a precise overview and the opportunity to react quickly, without being dependent on manual routines and spreadsheets.
With MRP in Business Central, you get a data-driven basis for disposition with continuously updated proposals based on orders and forecast. It strengthens your ability to optimize storage, reduce waste and ensure a stable and efficient flow throughout the supply chain.
What is MRP – and why is it crucial?
Material Requirements Planning (MRP) is a method for predicting, planning and automating your material consumption based on:
- Expected and actual sales orders
- Inventory and back orders
- Delivery times and minimum requirements
- Production capacity and manufacturing time
MRP translates complex inputs into concrete, priority action points that can be translated directly into orders. It's not just about getting materials out in time – but about ensuring capacity, balance and precision throughout the supply chain.
MRP in Business Central – step by step
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Setting up parameters
For each item, delivery time, reorder point, minimum quantity, etc. are defined. -
Daily MRP driving
The system scans storage, orders and forecast and generates scheduling suggestions. -
Approval flow
SCM evaluates suggestions, adjusts if needed and creates orders with one click. -
Continuous adjustment
When sales forecasts change or delays occur, the system reacts proactively.
Practical and technical – answer to the most important
MRP in Business Central is not just a planning engine – it is a flexible tool that can be adapted to your specific needs and operations. You can run MRP daily, weekly or manually – and customize it according to the production calendar, seasonal fluctuations or capacity ratio.
More about MRP
Inventory management can be handled across locations and dimensions, and the system makes it possible to follow deviations between planned and actual delivery times.
MRP also supports prioritization via fields like “claim date” and “latest initiation date”, so you always know what's most urgent – and where to insert first.
What does it take to get started?
A thorough analysis of your current planning methods, data quality and storage structure is essential. We help you identify the potential for improvement and set up MRP correctly from the start.
Can we start in a smaller area?
Yes – many choose to start with one product group, a single stock or a product type. This makes it easier to test the functionality and create learning before it scales up.
What if our forecast is imprecise?
MRP works fine based on actual sales orders, but the gain increases in line with more accurate forecasts. We help you improve the forecast model gradually – and ensure that the system handles uncertainty flexibly.
Measurable value
MRP creates concrete value across the entire supply chain. On the inventory side, we typically see a reduction in inventory binding of 15–35%, higher turnover rate and fewer cassations. Production becomes more stable and efficient because planning ensures better timing and reduces waiting time for missing components. And in the purchasing function, it creates a better overview, so you can enter into more precise delivery agreements and work strategically with volume purchases.
At KOLLAB, we help you do just that. We work closely with your planners and production managers to ensure that MRP is correctly configured, adapted to your business and rooted in everyday life. We do this through workshops, practical setting up of planning profiles and training of your key people. And we are available when the system needs to be fine-tuned and developed over time.