When most people think of Material Requirements Planning (MRP), they immediately associate it with manufacturing. But the truth is, MRP isn’t just for the shop floor. For growing businesses—especially distributors, wholesalers, and multi-location operations—an MRP system like Kechie offers powerful tools that go well beyond production scheduling.

Plan With Confidence Using a 52-Week Forecast

Kechie’s robust MRP engine provides a 52-week forward-looking calendar that gives you a clear view of material needs based on real-time demand and historical usage. This helps businesses:

• Maintain optimal stock levels
• Avoid tying up capital in excess inventory
• Reduce the risk of stockouts that lead to missed sales or delivery delays

With this long-range planning capability, you’re not reacting to issues—you’re staying ahead of them.

MRP Action Reports: Your Daily Decision Engine

Imagine starting your day with a clear, concise list of what needs attention. Kechie makes this possible with its real-time MRP Action Reports, which surface:

• Recommended purchase orders
• Low-stock alerts
• Inventory transfers across locations

These reports allow your team to act fast and decisively, streamlining daily workflows and reducing the burden of manual tracking or guesswork.

Automate Purchase Suggestions

Procurement teams often rely on spreadsheets, gut instinct, or static reorder points. Kechie MRP takes a smarter approach.

By analyzing demand trends, lead times, and safety stock thresholds, it automatically generates purchase suggestions—which can be reviewed and converted into purchase orders in just a few clicks. The result? Faster buying decisions, fewer errors, and better supplier relationships.

Streamlined Supplier and Lead Time Management

Kechie also simplifies how you manage vendor data. The system tracks key supplier details—such as pricing tiers, payment terms, and delivery performance—allowing you to evaluate vendor reliability and forecast deliveries with greater precision.

This helps ensure you’re always ordering from the right source, at the right time.

Real-Time Multi-Location Inventory Visibility

Whether you’re managing stock in a single warehouse or across multiple facilities, Kechie provides a centralized view of all your inventory. You’ll always know:

• What’s in stock
• What’s on order
• Where each item is located

This visibility translates into faster decision-making and better coordination between purchasing, sales, and operations.

Simple, Scalable, and Seamlessly Integrated

Kechie MRP doesn’t require a team of IT experts to set up or manage. It’s a cloud-based, user-friendly platform that’s fully integrated with the broader Kechie ERP system, making it ideal for businesses looking to scale without added complexity.

Whether you’re optimizing for growth or cleaning up inefficiencies in your current operations, Kechie gives you the tools to take control of your inventory and procurement with confidence.