MRP Readiness Assessment

Article MaXXflow Manufacturing

February 16, 2026

If your MRP/ERP is giving you “a plan” but the floor is still waiting on parts, buyers are still expediting, and delivery dates still feel like a guess — the problem isn’t effort. It’s control. This readiness assessment cuts through the noise and shows, in 10 minutes, whether your system is actually driving inventory, purchasing, and scheduling — or whether spreadsheets and workarounds are doing the real work.

Is your MRP/ERP holding you back?

Most manufacturers don’t wake up thinking, “We need a new system.”
They wake up thinking, “Why are we late again?” or “Why is the floor waiting on parts?” or “How did we miss that change?”

And when you trace those moments back, the root cause is rarely “people not trying hard enough.” It’s usually the system you’re relying on to run materials and production:

Data is technically “in there”… but not trustworthy.
Planning exists… but it’s not feasible.
Stock is visible… but not actionable.
Engineering changes happen… but they don’t reliably reach procurement and production.

This is exactly what an MRP readiness assessment is for: not a theoretical maturity model — a blunt check on whether your current MRP/ERP setup is enabling flow, or quietly creating friction across procurement, inventory, production, and delivery.

Below is a practical quiz you can run in 10 minutes. It’s designed for the reality of ANZ SMEs: lean teams, mixed systems, and lots of work happening outside the ERP.