The ERP says stock is available. The line stops anyway.
MRP runs overnight. By morning, the picture it painted is already out of date — confirmed orders have changed, a supplier has slipped, a batch has been put on hold. Planners work from yesterday's data while today's production schedule runs against reality.
When a shortage hits, the discovery happens at the line — a supervisor calls the planner, the planner calls procurement, procurement calls the supplier. By the time a resolution is in motion, the line has been down for two hours and the schedule has already cascaded into tomorrow's plan.
A shortage is always visible before it stops the line — if you know where to look. HublerX runs continuous MRP against confirmed orders, live stock positions, and inbound supplier commitments. When a gap is detected, it surfaces the shortage with the exact work orders at risk, the supplier responsible, and the replanning options available — before the line supervisor has to make the call.
Live workflow view
The step-by-step sequence
- 1
Live MRP run against confirmed orders
HublerX continuously reconciles open stock, inbound purchase orders, and confirmed production work orders — not as a batch overnight run, but as a live position updated whenever demand or supply changes.
Continuous · on any demand or supply change - 2
Shortage risk identified and ranked
When projected stock falls below the requirement for a work order, HublerX flags it as a shortage risk — ranked by production impact, days to breach, and whether an inbound PO can cover it in time.
On gap detection · real time - 3
Procurement and planner alerted simultaneously
The shortage alert reaches the production planner and the responsible buyer at the same moment — with the affected work order, the material, the quantity short, and the latest supplier commitment date. No phone chain required.
Immediately on shortage flag - 4
Supplier delay confirmed or expedite triggered
If an inbound PO is the coverage, HublerX checks the latest supplier confirmation against the requirement date. Where a delay is confirmed, it can trigger an expedite request or surface an alternate supplier option for the buyer.
On supplier confirmation check - 5
Production schedule replanned around shortage
Where a shortage cannot be resolved in time, HublerX surfaces replanning options — swap the work order sequence, pull forward a non-affected WO, or defer — so the planner acts on a recommendation, not a blank page.
When shortage cannot be covered - 6
Resolution recorded and downstream notified
Once the shortage is resolved — stock arrived, WO rescheduled, or alternate material approved — HublerX updates the schedule, closes the alert, and notifies production and logistics of any downstream timing changes.
On shortage resolution
Results are directional. Outcomes vary by ERP configuration, supplier data quality, and production volume.
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