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MRPEASY CONSULTING FOR SMALL & GROWING MANUFACTURERS

Move Beyond Spreadsheets Without Taking On More ERP Than You Need.

A growing manufacturer eventually reaches a point where spreadsheets, disconnected inventory systems, manual scheduling, and tribal knowledge are no longer enough.

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  • Production becomes harder to plan.
  • Material shortages appear too late.
  • Purchasing becomes reactive.
  • Inventory becomes difficult to trust.
  • Job status depends on asking someone on the shop floor.

MRPeasy is a cloud-based manufacturing ERP/MRP platform positioned primarily for small manufacturers, with connected functionality across production planning, inventory, purchasing, sales, workforce, and financial management.

Driscoll Associates helps manufacturers evaluate, implement, improve, integrate, and support MRPeasy around real operational requirements.

The objective is not to buy a bigger ERP. It is to use the right level of ERP for the business you have—and the business you are becoming.

Why Manufacturers Consider MRPeasy

Practical Manufacturing Control Without Unnecessary Enterprise Complexity.

MRPeasy may appeal to smaller manufacturers that need stronger control over:

PRODUCTION PLANNING

What needs to be produced, when, and with which resources.

INVENTORY

What is available, allocated, expected, or missing.

MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

What needs to be purchased and when.

SHOP FLOOR

What work is in progress and what has been completed.

SALES

What customers ordered and when it can be delivered.

COST

What production is expected to cost and what actually happened.

TRACEABILITY

Where material came from and where it was used.

The value is replacing disconnected operational tracking with one more structured manufacturing system.

When MRPeasy May Be a Good Fit

Consider the Size and Complexity of the Operation.

MRPeasy currently positions itself mainly around manufacturers with approximately 10–200 employees.

But company size should not be the only fit criterion.

MRPeasy may be worth evaluating when:

  • The manufacturer is small or growing
  • Spreadsheets are becoming difficult to manage
  • Production planning needs more structure
  • Inventory accuracy is becoming increasingly important
  • Purchasing needs to respond to actual material demand
  • BOMs and routings need centralized control
  • Shop-floor progress needs better visibility
  • The company needs practical costing and production reporting
  • The business wants a cloud-based manufacturing system
  • Enterprise ERP complexity is not yet justified

Operational complexity matters too.

When MRPeasy May Not Be the Best Fit

Simplicity Is Valuable Until the Business Needs More Depth.

Another ERP platform may be more appropriate when:

Manufacturing complexity is very high
The organization operates highly complex multi-company or enterprise structures
Specialized industry requirements demand deeper functionality
Extensive enterprise financial controls are required
Highly sophisticated distribution requirements dominate the operating model
Core workflows would require substantial workarounds
The organization expects rapid growth into requirements beyond the platform's practical fit

MRPeasy should not be selected simply because it is easier to implement. It should be selected because the functionality fits the business.

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How Driscoll Approaches MRPeasy

Start With What the Manufacturer Actually Needs to Control.

Driscoll may begin by understanding:

Current planning processProduction modelBills of materialRoutingsInventoryPurchasingShop-floor workflowCustomer ordersCostingReportingAccounting environmentIntegrationsUser rolesGrowth plans

Then determine:

  1. Can MRPeasy support the required future state?
  2. Which functions should be implemented first?
  3. What data needs to be prepared?
  4. What integrations are required?
  5. What should remain outside the system?

The objective is a focused manufacturing environment—not software for software's sake.

MRPeasy ERP Fit Assessment

Is MRPeasy the Right Step Beyond Spreadsheets?

Driscoll may help evaluate MRPeasy against:

  • Manufacturing complexity
  • Production model
  • BOM requirements
  • Routing requirements
  • Capacity planning
  • Inventory
  • Purchasing
  • Traceability
  • Shop-floor reporting
  • Costing
  • Sales processes
  • Accounting
  • Integrations
  • User needs
  • Growth plans

Potential Deliverables May Include:

  • Current-state findings
  • Business requirements
  • Future-state needs
  • MRPeasy fit assessment
  • Gap analysis
  • Integration requirements
  • Data requirements
  • Implementation considerations
  • Recommended next steps

Fit should be established before the implementation is designed.

MRPeasy Implementation

A Smaller ERP Still Needs a Good Implementation.

MRPeasy implementation may involve:

  1. PROCESS

    Define how planning, purchasing, production, and inventory should work.

  2. MASTER DATA

    Prepare items, BOMs, routings, suppliers, customers, and other core data.

  3. CONFIGURATION

    Set the system around agreed requirements.

  4. INTEGRATION

    Connect accounting, eCommerce, CRM, reporting, or other required systems.

  5. TESTING

    Validate real manufacturing scenarios.

  6. TRAINING

    Prepare users for their roles.

  7. CUTOVER

    Move from spreadsheets or legacy systems into live use.

  8. STABILIZATION

    Resolve early issues and reinforce the new processes.

A simpler ERP does not remove the need for implementation discipline.

MRPeasy + Production Planning

Build a More Structured Production Plan.

MRPeasy includes production planning and reporting, BOMs, routings, production calendars, finite-capacity scheduling, Gantt charts, and drag-and-drop rescheduling.

Driscoll may help align:

Customer demandProduction ordersBOMsRoutingsMaterialsCapacityWorkstationsDue datesProduction priorities

The goal is to move planning away from manually maintained spreadsheets toward a system-driven process.

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MRPeasy + MRP

Turn Demand Into Material Requirements.

MRPeasy includes material requirements planning capabilities designed to connect:

Customer DemandProduction RequirementsBills of MaterialCurrent InventoryExpected SupplyLead Times

The system can help identify:

  1. What material is needed?
  2. How much?
  3. When is it required?
  4. What is already available?
  5. What needs to be purchased?

The objective is to see shortages earlier—not after production is already waiting.

MRPeasy + Capacity Planning

Material Is Only Half of the Production Plan.

A job may have all required components and still be impossible to complete on time because capacity is unavailable.

MRPeasy supports finite-capacity scheduling and production calendars.

Driscoll may help configure:

WorkstationsProduction calendarsRouting timesCapacity assumptionsProduction sequenceScheduling rules

The schedule should reflect what the factory can realistically execute.

MRPeasy + Inventory

Know What You Have, Where It Is, and What Is Already Committed.

MRPeasy includes inventory and warehouse functionality covering stock levels, inventory movements, bookings, expected supply, lots, batches, serial numbers, and warehouse operations.

Driscoll may help with:

Item setup
Warehouses
Stock locations
Inventory transactions
Material allocation
Lot / batch tracking
Serial numbers
Barcode processes
Inventory reporting

Better production planning begins with inventory information the business can trust.

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MRPeasy + Purchasing

Connect Purchasing to Real Material Demand.

MRPeasy includes procurement capabilities for:

  • Purchase requirements
  • RFQs
  • Purchase orders
  • Supplier lead times
  • Vendor pricing
  • Expected deliveries
  • Material forecasting

Driscoll may help improve:

  • Supplier setup
  • Lead-time data
  • Purchase workflow
  • Material-shortage visibility
  • Order quantities
  • Receiving coordination

Purchasing should respond to the production plan—not operate as a separate spreadsheet.

MRPeasy + Shop Floor

Get Production Information Closer to Where the Work Happens.

MRPeasy includes shop-floor reporting interfaces that allow manufacturing activity to be reported as work progresses.

Driscoll may help define:

Shop-floor user rolesReporting workflowProduction statusLabor captureMaterial consumptionWork instructions

Depending on configuration, workers may report:

Production operationsLaborMaterial useJob progressCompletion

Better shop-floor feedback helps improve the next production plan.

MRPeasy + BOMs & Routings

Give Production a Reliable Definition of How the Product Is Made.

Manufacturing planning depends on:

BILL OF MATERIALS

What material is required?

ROUTING

Which operations need to occur?

WORKSTATIONS

Where should the operation happen?

TIME

How long should it take?

MRPeasy supports single- and multi-level BOMs, routings, workstations, and more advanced operation sequencing depending on the plan.

Accurate BOM and routing data supports better:

Planning.Purchasing.Scheduling.Costing.

MRPeasy + Make-to-Order

Connect Customer Demand Directly to Production.

MRPeasy supports make-to-order manufacturing environments.

For these businesses, the flow may look like:

  1. Customer Order

  2. Material Requirements

  3. Production Order

  4. Shop-Floor Execution

  5. Shipment

This can help smaller manufacturers connect customer commitments more directly to operational activity.

MRPeasy + Make-to-Stock

Plan Production Around Expected Demand and Inventory Requirements.

MRPeasy also supports make-to-stock manufacturing.

The process may connect:

Sales demandForecastInventoryReplenishmentProduction planningPurchasing

The right configuration depends on how the business decides what to manufacture and when.

MRPeasy + Sales

Connect the Customer Order With the Factory.

MRPeasy includes sales and customer-order management capabilities covering areas such as:

  • Quotations
  • Customer orders
  • Cost and lead-time estimates
  • Shipping
  • Invoicing
  • Returns

A connected flow can reduce repeated entry between sales and production.

Example:

Quote

Customer Order

Production

Delivery

Invoice

MRPeasy + Costing

Understand What Production Is Expected to Cost.

MRPeasy includes manufacturing cost functionality covering areas such as:

MaterialLaborOverheadProduct costingWIPCost-profit reporting

Driscoll may help review:

  • BOM cost
  • Labor assumptions
  • Routing time
  • Overhead
  • Actual production reporting
  • Cost variance

Cost information is only as good as the manufacturing data behind it.

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MRPeasy + Traceability

Follow Material Through the Manufacturing Process.

Depending on the plan and configuration, MRPeasy supports:

  • Lot tracking
  • Batch tracking
  • Serial numbers
  • Expiration dates
  • Inventory history

Traceability can help manufacturers understand:

  • Where material came from.
  • Where it was stored.
  • Where it was consumed.
  • Which finished products used it.

Traceability requirements should be evaluated against the actual business and regulatory environment.

MRPeasy + Quality

Add Quality Controls Where the Manufacturing Process Requires Them.

MRPeasy includes quality-control capabilities in higher-tier plans.

Depending on the business, Driscoll may help define:

  • Inspection requirements
  • Quality checkpoints
  • User responsibilities
  • Reporting

Quality functionality should support the actual operating requirement—not be added only because a feature exists.

MRPeasy + Maintenance

Connect Equipment Availability With Manufacturing.

MRPeasy currently includes maintenance-management capabilities in selected plans.

For manufacturers where equipment availability affects production, this may help structure:

  • Equipment information
  • Maintenance activities
  • Planned work
  • Production considerations

The required maintenance depth should be evaluated as part of platform fit.

MRPeasy + Accounting

Decide How Manufacturing and Financial Systems Should Connect.

MRPeasy includes standard accounting functionality and also offers integrations with accounting platforms such as QuickBooks Online and Xero.

Depending on the business, the architecture may be:

OPTION 1

Use MRPeasy's available accounting functionality.

OPTION 2

Use MRPeasy for manufacturing and connect to an existing accounting platform.

The right choice depends on financial requirements and the broader operating environment.

MRPeasy Integrations

Keep Specialized Systems Where They Still Add Value.

MRPeasy currently documents integrations with platforms including:

QuickBooks OnlineXeroShopifyWooCommerceBigCommerceMagentoMicrosoft Power BIHubSpotSalesforcePipedriveShipStationZapierCloud file storageEDI through integration partnersAPI / webhook capabilities depending on plan

Driscoll may help determine:

  1. What should integrate?
  2. What information should move?
  3. Which system should own the data?
  4. How should errors be handled?

Integration should reduce duplicate work—not create another manual reconciliation process.

MRPeasy + eCommerce

Connect Online Orders With Manufacturing and Inventory.

For manufacturers selling online, MRPeasy currently offers integrations with eCommerce platforms such as:

  • Shopify
  • WooCommerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Magento

Depending on the operating model, integration may connect:

  1. Online Order
  2. Customer / Product Data
  3. Inventory or Production Requirement
  4. Fulfillment

The integration design should reflect whether the business manufactures to stock, manufactures to order, or uses a combination.

MRPeasy + Business Intelligence

Start With the Information Managers Actually Need.

MRPeasy includes dashboards and operational reporting and also offers Microsoft Power BI integration.

Driscoll may help define reporting around:

Production
Inventory
Purchasing
Sales
Labor
Cost
Delivery

The goal should not be more reports. It should be easier access to the information needed to run the business.

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MRPeasy + Automation

Remove Routine Manual Work Where the System Can Handle It.

Depending on the environment, opportunities may include:

  • Material planning
  • Purchase requirements
  • Inventory transactions
  • Scheduling
  • Reporting
  • Notifications
  • System integrations

Automation should reduce administrative effort without making the environment unnecessarily complex.

What Happens When the Business Outgrows MRPeasy?

A Platform Can Be Right Today and Wrong Later.

Growth may introduce:

  • More locations
  • More users
  • More complex manufacturing
  • More advanced financial requirements
  • Greater distribution complexity
  • More sophisticated integrations
  • More specialized industry requirements

At that point, the right decision may be:

Optimize MRPeasy

if the existing platform can still support the operation.

or

Evaluate another ERP

if core requirements have moved beyond the platform's practical fit.

A successful ERP decision is not permanent. It should evolve with the business.

Already Using MRPeasy?

A New Implementation Is Not the Only Reason to Call Driscoll.

Existing MRPeasy users may need help with:

  • Production planning
  • BOMs
  • Routings
  • Inventory
  • Purchasing
  • Scheduling
  • Shop-floor reporting
  • Costing
  • Integrations
  • Reporting
  • User adoption
  • Data quality

The system may already contain the capability. The process or configuration may simply need improvement.

MRPeasy Optimization

Get More From the Manufacturing System You Already Have.

An optimization engagement may review:

  • PROCESSWhere are users still relying on spreadsheets?
  • PLANNINGAre production schedules realistic?
  • DATAAre BOMs, routings, inventory, and lead times reliable?
  • PURCHASINGAre material requirements producing useful purchasing signals?
  • SHOP FLOORIs actual production being reported effectively?
  • COSTCan the business understand manufacturing cost?
  • REPORTINGCan managers access the information they need?

Where are users still relying on spreadsheets?

Potential Deliverables May Include:

  • Current-state findings
  • Planning recommendations
  • Data recommendations
  • Configuration recommendations
  • Process improvements
  • Reporting requirements
  • Training needs
  • Improvement roadmap

MRPeasy Rescue

MRPeasy Is Live—but the Business Still Runs in Spreadsheets?

Warning signs may include:

  • Schedulers still plan manually
  • Inventory is difficult to trust
  • Purchasing remains reactive
  • BOMs or routings are inaccurate
  • Shop-floor reporting is incomplete
  • Reports do not answer management questions
  • Users avoid parts of the system

Driscoll may assess whether the issue is:

  • Process.
  • Configuration.
  • Data.
  • Training.
  • Integration.
  • Or platform fit.

Diagnose before replacing.

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MRPeasy Support & Coaching

Help Users Become More Capable With the System.

Depending on the agreed support arrangement, Driscoll may help with:

  • User questions
  • Process coaching
  • Configuration
  • Planning
  • Reporting
  • Training
  • Integration
  • Improvement work

Support should improve both the system and the way the organization uses it.

What Driscoll May Deliver

MRPeasy Engagements Should Produce Practical Business Work.

Depending on scope, deliverables may include:

  • Business requirements
  • MRPeasy fit assessment
  • Process maps
  • BOM and routing requirements
  • Data migration plan
  • Configuration recommendations
  • Production-planning design
  • Inventory-process design
  • Integration requirements
  • Testing plan
  • Training plan
  • Optimization findings
  • Improvement roadmap

Deliverables are agreed before the engagement begins.

Common Questions

MRPeasy is a cloud-based manufacturing ERP/MRP platform aimed primarily at small manufacturers. It connects production planning, inventory, procurement, sales, workforce management, shop-floor reporting, and financial processes.

Is MRPeasy Right for You?

Ask These Questions Before Deciding.

CURRENT SYSTEM

Are spreadsheets or basic tools becoming difficult to manage?

MANUFACTURING

How complex are our products and routings?

PLANNING

Do we need structured MRP and finite-capacity scheduling?

INVENTORY

Do we need stronger material visibility and traceability?

SHOP FLOOR

Do we need workers to report production activity digitally?

PURCHASING

Should material requirements drive purchasing?

COST

Do we need better manufacturing-cost visibility?

INTEGRATION

Which accounting, CRM, eCommerce, or reporting tools need to remain?

COMPLEXITY

Are our requirements simple enough for a focused manufacturing ERP?

GROWTH

Will MRPeasy continue supporting us as we grow?

If those answers are unclear, start with fit—not software setup.

You may simply know:

“We are moving beyond spreadsheets.”

“We need better production planning.”

“We want MRP without enterprise ERP complexity.”

“Our inventory and purchasing are disconnected.”

“We need better shop-floor reporting.”

“We already use MRPeasy but aren't getting enough from it.”

“We're not sure whether MRPeasy will support our growth.”

Engagement Starting Point

You Don't Need to Know Exactly What MRPeasy Work You Need.

Driscoll can help identify the appropriate next engagement.

Detailed assessment, implementation, optimization, integration, support, and rescue work are separately scoped.

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YOUR MANUFACTURING BUSINESS MAY HAVE OUTGROWN SPREADSHEETS.

That Doesn't Mean You Need an Overly Complex ERP.

For small and growing manufacturers that need stronger control over production, inventory, materials, purchasing, shop-floor activity, and cost, MRPeasy may provide a practical next step.

Driscoll Associates helps manufacturers determine whether MRPeasy is the right fit—and then helps turn it into a working manufacturing system.

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But the platform still needs to fit:

  • Your processes.
  • Your complexity.
  • Your users.
  • Your integrations.
  • And where the business is going next.