ERP / MRP ENGINEERING GUIDE
Manufacturing ERP / MRP Integration Guide
Structure manufacturing ERP/MRP evaluation around production information flows, master-data integrity, traceability and measurable operational acceptance.
Architecture
- Map business-planning functions, manufacturing operations and control-system boundaries before selecting integrations.
- Define system of record for BOMs, routings, inventory, quality, work orders, production status and equipment data.
- Use explicit interface contracts, timestamps, units, identifiers and error-handling responsibilities.
Implementation evidence
- Reconcile inventory and WIP before cutover.
- Test representative make-to-stock, make-to-order, engineer-to-order and exception workflows.
- Verify permissions, audit trails, backup/recovery and integration monitoring before go-live.
Decision metrics
- Inventory accuracy and carrying cost.
- Schedule adherence and on-time delivery.
- First-pass yield, traceability, changeover and administrative labor.
Professional references
These references establish the standards, technical framework or authoritative engineering context used for this page. Vendor commercial terms are not used as engineering evidence.
- ISA-95 / IEC 62264 Enterprise-Control System Integration — Reference architecture for manufacturing operations and enterprise-system integration.
- NIST Smart Manufacturing Systems Test Bed — NIST test-bed reference for CAD/CAM/PDM, manufacturing data and cyber-physical integration.
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