MRP software thatfits a small shop.
BOMs, work orders, inventory, and purchasing on one ledger — without the consultants, the modules, or the eighteen-month rollout. If your crew can use a phone, they can run it.
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What is MRP software?
MRP — material requirements planning — software answers two questions continuously: what do we need to buy, and what do we need to make, to hit our orders on time? It works those answers out from your bills of materials, your live inventory, and your open work orders.
TrackFinch keeps all three on one ledger, so the plan is never working from last week's numbers — and it stays light enough that a five-person shop can actually run it.
Bills of materials
BOMs that know your stock.
Build multi-level assemblies where every component line is connected to live on-hand quantities and real vendor costs. Ask for a build of 40 and TrackFinch does the shortage math for you — what's missing, what it costs, and how long the vendor takes.
- Multi-level assemblies with per-unit cost roll-ups
- Shortages computed against live stock, not a snapshot
- One click from shortage to drafted purchase order
Work orders
From quote to shop floor without re-typing.
Quotes become orders, orders become work orders, and the BOM reserves materials the moment a job is released. Statuses update from any phone in the bay, so the whole floor sees the same board — live.
Need the details? There's a whole page on TrackFinch work order software.
Purchasing & reorder points
POs that draft themselves.
Set a reorder point once and it actually fires: when 304 stainless dips below minimum, a purchase order is drafted with the vendor's lead time already on it. Incoming stock shows up in the plan before it shows up on the dock.
- Reorder points per item and location
- Vendor lead times baked into the plan
- A movement ledger behind every quantity change
Live in an afternoon.
MRP implementations have a reputation. This isn't that.
Import items & BOMs
Bring your item list and assemblies in from CSV — the same spreadsheet you already keep.
Set reorder points & vendors
Tell TrackFinch your minimums and lead times once. It watches them from then on.
Release your first work order
Materials get reserved, shortages get flagged, and the floor sees the job — same day.
Spreadsheets, heavy ERP, or TrackFinch.
Where light MRP software sits — honest trade-offs included.
| Capability | Spreadsheets | Heavy ERP |  TrackFinch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set-up time | Years of habit | 6–18 months | An afternoon |
| Who can run it | Whoever owns the file | Trained key-users | Anyone with a phone |
| BOMs tied to live stock | |||
| Reorder points that fire | |||
| Shop-floor view on phones | Extra module | ||
| Typical cost | "Free" + error hours | $50k+ with consultants | Flat, shop-friendly |
Everything the plan touches, in one place.
MRP only works when the inputs are live. In TrackFinch they're all native — nothing syncs, because nothing is separate.
MRP in a spreadsheet works — until it doesn't.
TrackFinch imports your existing sheet in one pass. And if you're not ready yet, take our free templates — they're the same structure the import expects, so the upgrade is one click when the spreadsheet taps out.
MRP for shops that make real things.
From one-person studios to twenty-person job shops — same ledger, same phone-simple floor.
All industriesFrequently asked questions
What is MRP software?
MRP (material requirements planning) software works out what to buy and what to make — and when — from three inputs: your bills of materials, your on-hand inventory, and your open orders. Good MRP keeps those three on one live ledger so the plan never runs on stale numbers.
What is the difference between MRP and ERP?
MRP covers the manufacturing core: materials, BOMs, work orders, and purchasing. ERP wraps that core in accounting, HR, CRM, and everything else — with the price tag and rollout to match. Most small shops need real MRP plus the accounting tool they already use, not an ERP suite. See how TrackFinch splits the difference.
Does a small shop actually need MRP software?
The honest tell is time, not size: when someone spends hours a week reconciling spreadsheets, chasing shortages, or expediting parts that "should have been here," the plan has outgrown the spreadsheet. MRP software makes shortage math automatic and purchasing proactive.
How long does TrackFinch take to implement?
An afternoon, not a quarter. Import items and BOMs from CSV, set reorder points and vendors, and release your first work order the same day. There are no consultants, no modules to license, and no training course — if your crew can use a phone, they can run it.
Is TrackFinch MRP I or MRP II?
TrackFinch covers classic MRP (material requirements planning from BOMs, stock, and orders) plus the working parts of MRP II that small shops actually use: work orders, production planning, and purchasing. It skips the enterprise ceremony — no routing bureaucracy, no capacity modules you will never open.
What does TrackFinch cost?
TrackFinch is free for 14 days with full access to everything. After that, pick the modules you use — Assets, Production, or Complete — priced per seat, and shop-floor scan users are always free and unlimited. See the pricing page for the current numbers.
What is the difference between MRP and MES?
MRP plans materials and orders; an MES (manufacturing execution system) micro-manages execution on the machines — routings, machine data, operator tracking. Small shops almost never need an MES; they need the plan and the floor to agree, which is what TrackFinch does.
Can I import BOMs and items from Excel?
Yes — items, BOMs, vendors, and opening stock counts all import from CSV. If you are starting from our free bill of materials template, the columns already match.
What is material requirements planning, in plain terms?
It answers "what do we need, and when, to build what we promised?" — computed from your BOMs, your stock, and your open orders. Read the plain-English explainer: what is MRP?
Does TrackFinch calculate reorder points for me?
You set reorder points per item; TrackFinch watches them against live stock and drafts POs when they fire. If you want help picking the numbers, use our free reorder point calculator.
Runs on the same ledger.
Everything in TrackFinch shares one source of truth — start anywhere, the rest is already connected.
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