Manufacturing and supply chain management live and die by precision. Global markets, unstable raw material supply, and rising customer expectations make inefficiency costly. To manage this, companies use structured planning methods like material requirement planning (MRP) to ensure materials are available on time.<\/p>\n
Before software, manufacturers ran production planning on spreadsheets and paper that often caused shortages or excess stock. In Malaysia, initiatives by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation<\/a> support the adoption of digital manufacturing practices. Today, MRP helps guide production planning and inventory control more accurately.<\/p>\n By calculating exact material needs based on production schedules, Material Requirement Planning (MRP)<\/a> reduces uncertainty in supply chains. This article will discuss how MRP improves efficiency and supports better production planning.<\/p>\n