MaXXflow FAQs

MaXXflow is AI-enabled material requirements planning (MRP) software for growing manufacturers and other product-based businesses with complex supply chains. It connects demand, bills of materials, inventory, purchasing, suppliers, work orders, scheduling and production in one shared workflow. That helps your team answer three questions: what do we need, when do we need it, and what's at risk? More on the MaXXflow home page.

Yes. MaXXflow is available now. The first step is a discovery session and tailored demonstration: Central Innovation reviews how you manage demand, materials, BOMs, purchasing, inventory and production today, then shows the workflows most relevant to you. See What happens when you get in touch.

MRP stands for Material Requirements Planning. MRP software works out what materials and components you need, how many and when. It also shows what's already in stock, what has to be bought or made, and which shortages or delays could affect planned work. MaXXflow extends that view into work orders, scheduling, capacity, dashboards and AI-assisted decision support. See What is MRP?

Small and mid-sized manufacturers and product-based businesses that have outgrown informal or spreadsheet-driven planning, typically with multiple products, changing BOMs, many parts and suppliers, variable lead times and several active jobs. It's particularly relevant if you need more operational structure but don't want to start with a large, enterprise-wide ERP project. See Is MaXXflow right for you?

An ERP is a broad platform that may cover finance, sales, HR, service, purchasing, inventory, production and administration. MaXXflow is more focused: it concentrates on the manufacturing and supply-chain planning layer, from demand and BOMs through purchasing, work orders, scheduling and operational risk. For some businesses it's a more manageable starting point than an ERP project; for others it works alongside existing systems. See MRP vs ERP.

MaXXflow can be scoped to work alongside your existing systems. The approach depends on which system currently owns your customer, product, inventory, purchasing, finance and production data, and discovery settles which system stays the source of each. Integrations are assessed individually, rather than assuming everything must be connected before you see value. See Integrations.

It means using AI to help people understand operational information and see where attention is needed. In MaXXflow, AI can summarize shortages, late supply and schedule conflicts, identify exceptions and planning risks, highlight priorities, explain what's changed and draft follow-ups. It supports experienced people; it doesn't replace planners, buyers, engineers or production managers. See AI in MaXXflow.

Yes. MaXXflow is delivered as Software as a Service and hosted in Microsoft Azure. Cloud delivery supports lower-friction onboarding and lets the platform scale from smaller operations to more complex, multi-site environments. See Cloud and security.

No. You will need clear business ownership, though: a sponsor, an owner for the planning process, people responsible for BOM, inventory and supplier data, and key users from purchasing, production and operations. Central Innovation provides implementation and product expertise; you remain responsible for operating decisions, core data and adoption. See Roles and ownership.

No business has perfect data. The core planning information, such as BOMs, stock quantities, supplier lead times and item records, needs to be reliable enough for people to trust the result. Implementation includes a practical data-readiness review focused on the first workflow, not a clean-up of everything. See Getting your data ready.

As a manufacturing and supply-chain improvement project, not just a software switch-on. A typical implementation maps your current workflow, picks the first high-value use case, prepares the data, configures roles and dashboards, tests with realistic scenarios, trains users by role, then supports go-live and reviews the results. One reliable workflow comes first, before you expand. See How implementation works.

It depends on the scope of the first phase and how ready your business is: the workflows involved, the condition of your BOM, inventory and supplier data, the number of users and sites, integrations, and how available your process owners are. After discovery and workflow mapping, Central Innovation can provide an implementation plan with scope, responsibilities, milestones and the go-live approach. See How implementation works.

Pricing depends on the workflows and capabilities you need, the number and type of users, operating locations, implementation and data preparation, integrations, training and support, and any related MaXXlink requirements. A discovery session lets Central Innovation understand the problem and prepare a proposal to match. See How MaXXflow pricing works.

Yes. MaXXflow is Australian Made and part of Central Innovation's Australian Made and Owned-certified technology portfolio. It was developed through direct engagement with manufacturers and product specialists, and it's backed by a team with manufacturing, engineering, implementation and support experience. See Built and supported in Australia.