Manufacturing Material Requirements Planning: 7 Ways to Prevent Shortages and Keep Production Moving
A production schedule can look perfect on paper. The customer order is confirmed. Engineering has approved the specifications. Labor is available. Equipment is ready. Then production discovers that a critical component hasn’t arrived. Suddenly, a job that was supposed to start today is delayed. Purchasing scrambles to contact suppliers, planners rearrange schedules, and customer service faces difficult questions about delivery commitments. For manufacturers, material shortages are more than an inventory problem. They affect productivity, production capacity, costs, and customer…
