Why Use AutoCount MRP Order Plugin?
Managing stock requirements manually can become complicated when businesses need to balance customer demand, existing inventory, incoming purchases, and production requirements.
The AutoCount MRP Order Plugin helps businesses make more informed decisions about purchasing and material replenishment.
Prevent Material Shortages
Identify potential material shortages through demand forecasting and stock availability analysis before they affect purchasing or production activities.
Improve Inventory Planning
Review existing stock, incoming quantities, and material requirements to make more informed inventory replenishment decisions.
Simplify Procurement Processing
Generate supported purchasing and assembly documents from planning results to reduce repeated manual data entry.
Reduce Unnecessary Overstocking
Use suggested replenishment quantities and stock-level information to support more controlled purchasing decisions.
Key Features of AutoCount MRP Order Plugin
Material Requirements Forecasting
Forecast material requirements using relevant Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Assembly Orders, stock balances, and BOM information.
Procurement Planning & Shortage Analysis
Review suggested procurement quantities and inventory status categories, including Backorder, Reorder, Critical, and Healthy.
Purchase Request & Assembly Order Generation
Generate Purchase Requests and supported Assembly Orders from selected material planning recommendations.
Easy Reorder & Purchase Order Transfer
Calculate reorder quantities and generate Purchase Orders from eligible Sales Orders or Quotations using relevant material requirements.
Who Should Use AutoCount MRP Order Plugin?
Manufacturing & Assembly Businesses
Ideal for businesses assembling finished products from BOM components and requiring clearer material requirement planning.
Trading & Distribution Companies
Suitable for businesses managing numerous inventory items and requiring more organized stock replenishment decisions.
Purchasing & Procurement Teams
Helps purchasing personnel review material demand, supplier information, suggested quantities, and purchasing documents more efficiently.
Multi-Location Inventory Businesses
Useful for businesses operating multiple stock locations that require location-based inventory review and replenishment planning.
How AutoCount MRP Order Plugin Works
A. Access Rights
1. Go to General Maintenance > Access Right Maintenance.
2. Expand the SL Plugins section and select MRPOrder Plugin.
3. Click Set Group Access Rights.
4. Select the relevant user group, example; Admin. Change the permission from Don’t Change
to Add. Click OK.
5. Click Yes to apply the access rights to all sub-commands.
B. Procurement Planning Setting
The Procurement Planning Setting stores the global internal lead time used by procurement planning
calculations.
1. Open MRPOrder > Procurement Planning Setting.
2. Enter Internal Lead Time Days. This represents the internal time required before material is
available for planning.
3. Click Save. Click Close when finished.
C. MRP
MRP combines forecast demand, stock balances, sales orders, purchase orders, assembly orders, and
item BOM information to show material requirements and procurement recommendations.
C.1 Run the MRP inquiry
1. Open MRPOrder > MRP.
2. Set the Date and Item filters, then choose the required locations.
3. Select the source options for Sales Order, Purchase Order, and Assembly Order when required.
4. Click Inquiry. Review the MRP Forecast and Procurement Plan tabs.
C.2 Review MRP Forecast
1. Open the MRP Forecast tab after Inquiry.
2. Review Check, Doc Type, Item Code, Description, UOM, Stock, and Description 2.
C.3 Review Procurement Plan
1. Open the Procurement Plan tab.
2. Review the status summary: Backorder / Reorder / Critical / Healthy.
3. Review suggested quantities and procurement rows before generating documents.
C.4 Generate Purchase Request
1. Select the required Procurement Plan rows.
2. Click Generate Purchase Request.
3. Review Item Material and supplier information. Missing supplier or lead-time setup is blocked
before generation.
4. Select the required rows and click Generate Purchase Request.
C.5 Generate Assembly Orders
1. Select the required Procurement Plan rows that require assembly.
2. Click Batch Transfer Assembly Order.
3. Review Item BOM, suggested quantity, and document date.
4. Click Batch Transfer Assembly Order to create the Assembly Order documents.
D. Easy Reorder
Easy Reorder is added to the AutoCount Reorder Advice criteria. It calculates reorder recommendations
from item, location, supplier, and stock-level settings.
D.1 Open Easy Reorder
1. Open the Stock > Reorder Advice Report.
2. Select Easy Reorder in the criteria area.
3. Apply the native item, item group, item type, main supplier, and location filters as required.
4. Review the Easy Reorder panel and its item results.
D.2 Review reorder quantities
1. Review Item Code, UOM, Location, Creditor Code, Company Name, Min Qty, Balance Qty,
Re-order Level, Normal Level, Re-order Qty, Order Qty, and Max Qty.
2. Select By Location when reorder calculation should be separated by location.
3. Click Reorder to apply the displayed reorder action. Click Save to keep the selected result.
E. Transfer Item Material to Purchase Order
The plugin adds Transfer Item Material to PO to Sales Order and Quotation command screens. It
calculates available supply and opens a selection window before creating a Purchase Order.
E.1 Generate a Purchase Order from Sales Order or Quotation
1. Open a Sales Order or Quotation command screen and select the source document.
2. Click Transfer Item Material to PO.
3. Review the Item Material and Item BOM tabs, including supplier, stock, forecast, required, and
reorder quantities.
4. Select the rows to transfer and click Generate Purchase Order.
5. The plugin creates Purchase Orders grouped by creditor.
Benefits of AutoCount MRP Order Plugin
Fewer Material Shortages
Identify projected material requirements through MRP forecasting and procurement planning to support more timely replenishment decisions.
Better Inventory Cost Control
Review suggested purchasing quantities and stock levels to reduce unnecessary replenishment and support more efficient inventory management.
Faster Purchasing & Assembly Preparation
Reduce repetitive document preparation through Purchase Request generation, Assembly Order transfers, and supported Purchase Order workflows.
More Organized Procurement Planning
Connect customer demand, inventory balances, supplier information, and material requirements to improve procurement coordination.
Conclusion
The AutoCount MRP Order Plugin provides manufacturing, assembly, trading, and distribution businesses with a practical solution for managing material requirements, inventory replenishment, and procurement planning within AutoCount Accounting.By combining MRP Forecasting, Procurement Planning, BOM-Based Assembly Requirements, Easy Reorder, and Purchasing Document Generation, businesses can reduce manual planning work and maintain better visibility into stock requirements.
For businesses looking for integrated MRP systems, the AutoCount MRP Order Plugin helps establish a more structured approach to material planning and purchasing decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does MRP mean?
MRP stands for Material Requirements Planning. It is a planning approach used to determine the materials and quantities required to meet relevant demand based on inventory, purchasing, and production information.
How does the AutoCount MRP Order Plugin help businesses?
The plugin helps businesses identify potential stock shortages, review procurement recommendations, reduce manual purchasing work, and maintain better coordination between demand and material availability.
Can the plugin forecast material requirements?
Yes. The MRP function combines applicable information from Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Assembly Orders, stock balances, and BOM records to support material requirements forecasting.
Does the plugin support inventory shortage analysis?
Yes. The Procurement Plan displays suggested quantities and inventory status categories such as Backorder, Reorder, Critical, and Healthy.
Can the plugin generate Purchase Requests?
Yes. Businesses can select eligible Procurement Plan records and generate Purchase Requests after reviewing the relevant material, supplier, and lead-time information.
Does the plugin support Bill of Materials (BOM)?
Yes. The plugin uses relevant item BOM information to support material planning and the generation of applicable Assembly Orders.
Simplify Your Material Requirements Planning Today!
Managing stock requirements, material shortages, purchasing documents, and assembly planning should not require unnecessary manual work.
With the AutoCount MRP Order Plugin, your business can forecast material demand, review procurement recommendations, manage reorder quantities, and prepare purchasing or assembly documents more efficiently.
Looking for a practical MRP solution that works with your AutoCount Accounting system?
Contact SL Software Solutions Sdn. Bhd. to discover how the AutoCount MRP Order Plugin can support your inventory and procurement operations.