From spreadsheet chaos to real-time production control
A Melbourne-based custom metal fabricator was managing production planning and inventory across a web of spreadsheets. MRPeasy gave them full visibility — and got their stock accuracy from 71% to 97%.
97%
Stock accuracy (up from 71%)
40%
Reduction in planning time
8 weeks
Time to full go-live
3 hrs/day
Saved on manual admin
The Challenge
The situation before MRPsupport
This Melbourne-based fabricator had been running for 11 years producing custom structural steel components for commercial builders across Victoria. But as order volumes grew, their system of spreadsheets, whiteboards, and email chains was buckling under the weight. Production planning took the operations manager the better part of a Monday just to produce a weekly schedule. Stock was perpetually wrong — parts would go missing mid-job, causing costly delays on the shop floor. Their purchasing team was reacting to shortages instead of forecasting ahead.
The team knew they needed a manufacturing ERP but had heard horror stories about expensive, over-engineered systems that took years to implement and never quite fit. They needed something built for manufacturers their size — not a scaled-down enterprise tool.
The Solution
What MRPsupport delivered
MRPsupport implemented MRPeasy across the entire operation over eight weeks. We started with a deep discovery phase to map every production workflow, from customer quote to final dispatch. Bill of materials were built for all 140+ product variants, routings were configured to match their two CNC machines and four fabrication bays, and inventory was counted and loaded cleanly.
We configured their purchasing workflows to automatically trigger purchase orders when stock hits reorder points, and set up production orders to flow directly from confirmed customer orders. A full data migration brought their customer and supplier records across from their old accounting system, and we ran two training sessions with the production team and admin staff before go-live.
The Outcomes
Results at a glance
97%
Stock accuracy (up from 71%)
40%
Reduction in planning time
8 weeks
Time to full go-live
3 hrs/day
Saved on manual admin
“We were skeptical that any software could really fit how we work — but MRPsupport took the time to understand our shop floor before touching a keyboard. The implementation was smooth and the system genuinely works the way we do.”
Dan Kowalski
Operations Manager
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