{"id":4754,"date":"2020-03-03T11:14:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T11:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=4754"},"modified":"2025-09-26T13:07:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:07:00","slug":"different-purchasing-practices-for-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/different-purchasing-practices-for-manufacturers\/","title":{"rendered":"Different purchasing practices for manufacturers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A robust and accurate planning system is critical to any manufacturer. In this article, we are comparing different purchasing practices – ROP\/ROQ Principles vs MRP System Planning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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A robust and accurate planning system is critical to any manufacturer.  However, unlike larger producers, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) are often much more cash conscious as a matter of survival and or to shelter their growth plans. If the plan is too aggressive, companies may find themselves with too much inventory, tying up valuable cash-flow required for day to day operations.  If the plan is too timid, companies may find themselves with stockouts that cause loss or cancellation of orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One long-running discussion on the value of which planning system to use has centered on whether a manufacturer should use a Reorder Point \/Reorder Quantity planning system (ROP\/ROQ) versus a Materials Requirement System (MRP) software.<\/strong>  To understand which is best, it helps to look at what each system really is.<\/p>\n\n\n

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