Material Requirements Planning
Scope
Key Process Flows
 This process enables your material requirements planning (MRP)
department to automate the procurement planning.
Manage demand forecast as Planned Independent Requirements
(PIRs) manually
 The main function of MRP is to guarantee material availability and to
avoid delays in order fulfillment.
Calculate from consumption data to forecast and forecast to PIRs
automatically
 Remaining shortages are displayed in the MRP app where the
material planner can analyze the situation.
Monitor and manage material coverage
Business Benefits
Run materials requirements planning (MRP) for materials with
shortages
 Detect shortages quickly
Hand over the purchase requisitions if needed (optional)
 Create purchase requisitions or scheduling lines to cover demand
automatically
Display MRP run material issues and key figures
 Get higher accuracy of purchased quantities
 Save costs through process automation
 Detect and resolve MRP material exceptions
Detect and resolve MRP material exceptions
Material Planner-External Procurement
Inventory Manager
Material
Requirement
Planning
Situation
Handling-MRP
Material
Maintain Planned
Independent
Requirement(PIR)
Maintain Planned
Independent
Requirements (PIRs)
Run Material
Requirement
Planning
Scheduling
Agreement For
Material Exist
No Scheduling
agreement for material
Evaluate MRP
Result(Delivery
Schedule)
Evaluate MRP
Result(purchase
Requisition)
Material Planner
Manage Stock to
increase inventory
Run Material
Requirements
Planning (MRP) and
Firm Purchase
Requisition
Detect MRP Situations for
Material Exceptions
Display MRP
Master Data
Issues
Check and React to
MRP Material
Exceptions
Display MRP
Run Key
Figures
Procurement Of
Direct Material
Material Requirements Planning
MRP
Material
Exception
Resolved