Material Requirements Planning (MRP)

Less waste

Reduced carrying costs

Less overproduction

Main Features

Optimized production plan suggestions

BRAINR automatically calculates production needs based on sales orders, forecasts, actual stock and expected consumption, producing optimized planning suggestions for each line and work center.

Real-time plan editing and rescheduling

Planners can reorganize schedules instantly when facing unexpected shortages, new orders, equipment issues or last-minute customer changes.

Execution percentage monitoring

Managers can monitor how production execution compares to the MRP plan and see where delays or adjustments are needed.

Food-industry specific features

Pull production planning

Starting from finished product demand (sales orders or forecasts), BRAINR calculates the optimal production plan to meet real demand.

Push production planning

Starting from available raw materials, BRAINR calculates the optimal mix of final products that can be produced, ideal for protein and variable-yield industries.

Continuous monitoring and replanning

Drag-and-drop adjustments let planners move production orders across lines and work centers in real time.

Finite line capacity

Line capacity, speed, shift calendars and availability are all considered to produce realistic plans that can actually be executed.

Cuts, technical lists, routings and production versions

BRAINR’s master data structure supports complex food operations with co-products, by-products and multi-output processes.

Full ERP integration

Stocks, orders, BOMs and execution data synchronize automatically with the ERP so planning and production stay aligned.

How it works in practice

Step 1

Create a new production schedule

The planning manager sets the date and either defines finished product needs (pull) or raw materials available for processing (push).

Step 2

Planning suggestion

BRAINR generates a time-based plan with all required production orders, grouped by line and work center.

Step 3

Real-time adjustments, approval and monitoring

Planners adjust schedules manually or automatically in response to daily changes typical in food production environments.

FAQs for MRP (Material Requirements Planning)

Quick Answers for Curious Minds

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What is the best MRP system for food manufacturing?

BRAINR provides an MRP engine built for food production, calculating optimized production plans based on orders, forecasts, stocks, raw material availability and equipment capacity.

How can food factories plan production with both push and pull methods?

BRAINR supports pull planning from finished product demand and push planning from raw material availability, ideal for protein and variable-yield operations.

How do planners adjust MRP schedules in real time when raw materials or orders change?

BRAINR allows drag-and-drop rescheduling and recalculates impacts instantly so production stays aligned with factory reality.

What system helps reduce overproduction and excess inventory through MRP?

BRAINR integrates actual stock, forecast accuracy and consumption expectations to calculate only the required production quantities.

How do food factories plan production with finite line capacity?

BRAINR includes finite scheduling, ensuring that cutting, mixing, packaging and transformation operations respect real equipment capacity.

How does MRP integrate with ERP, MPS and execution systems?

BRAINR synchronizes planning inputs with ERP, receives MPS outputs with one click and aligns every MRP plan with execution modules on the factory floor.

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