{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Material Requirements Planning (MRP)","description":"Material Requirements Planning (MRP) gives manufacturers and procurement teams a systematic way to ensure the right materials arrive at the right time and in the right quantities. By processing production schedules, bills of materials, and current stock levels, the system calculates when and how much to order – factoring in supplier lead times and safety stock. This prevents both supply shortages and costly surplus inventory by aligning procurement with actual production demand. Most modern impl","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/material-requirements-planning-mrp","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T13:05:50.007429","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_requirements_planning","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/material-requirements-planning-mrp","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Material Requirements Planning (MRP) · Material Requirements Planning (MRP) gives manufacturers and procurement teams a systematic way to ensure the right materials arrive at the right time and in the right quantities. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Material_requirements_planning"}