SAP Business One – MRP & Inventory Parameters that Matter - October 2026
SAP Business One User Group Event 2026
This hands-on configuration session will help you understand how the planning engine interprets your data and how SAP Business One enhances that behaviour, and what changes you can make today to improve your planning and replenishment accuracy.Date: 15 October 2026
Time: 2.00 - 3.30pm AEDT
Refine planning and inventory parameters for consistent results.
The 2026 User Group Training Series – “Getting Ready for Version 11” is designed to help SAP Business One customers prepare step by step, with focused, practical sessions spread across the year.
Each 1-hour session will dive into a key area of configuration or process design, so you can realise immediate improvements today while laying the groundwork for a smoother Version 11 upgrade.
MRP and Inventory Planning in SAP Business One are only as accurate as the underlying item settings, planning parameters, and warehouse structures that support them. With Version 11 approaching, now is the time to revisit the configuration that determines how your system forecasts demand, calculates replenishment, and drives purchasing and production decisions.
This practical session focuses on the item-level and warehouse-level parameters that have the biggest impact on MRP, stock accuracy, lead times, and replenishment performance. You’ll learn how to optimise your planning setup so that MRP works with your business — not against it.
In this session you will learn:
- The critical Item Master fields that influence planning, forecasting, and replenishment
- How to set planning methods, order intervals, rounding, safety stock, and lead times correctly
- How to structure warehouses, bins, and stock rules to support cleaner MRP results
- How to identify bad data or incorrect parameters that cause noise, over-ordering, or stockouts
- What Version 11 means for planning, replenishment logic, and inventory visibility
Whether you use MRP lightly or rely on it daily, this session will help you tune your inventory configuration for more accurate recommendations and a smoother transition to Version 11.
We look forward to seeing you at the session.
Agenda
Item Master Planning Fields That Influence MRP
Review the critical item settings that drive planning behaviour — including Planning Method, Procurement Method, Order Interval, Minimum and Maximum Quantities, Safety Stock, and Lead Time. Understand how each field affects MRP recommendations.
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How Planning Method (“None”, “MRP”, “MRP + Forecast”) changes supply demand logic
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Understanding Procurement Method (Buy/Make) and its impact on MRP
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Setting Safety Stock, Order Intervals, Minimum Order Quantities and Rounding
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Why Lead Time, Tolerance Days, and Preferred Vendor details are essential
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How incorrect Item Master fields create noise or missed replenishment signals
Warehouse Structure, Bins & Stock Visibility
Explore how warehouse configuration, bin locations, and stock rules influence supply and demand calculations. Learn how to structure warehouses and bins for cleaner MRP results and improved replenishment accuracy.
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How warehouse hierarchy affects supply availability
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How bins influence picking, replenishment, and MRP timing
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Using warehouse/sublevel segmentation for more accurate stock allocation
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Understanding how stock placement impacts demand visibility
Forecasting, Replenishment Logic & Order Policies
Understand how forecasts, historical demand, EOQ logic, rounding rules, and vendor lead times shape recommended purchase and production orders. Learn how to tune policies to reduce noise and over-ordering.
- How historical demand, forecasts, and seasonal profiles feed MRP
- Using EOQ (Economic Order Quantity) logic inside SAP Business One
- When to use fixed reorder points vs. dynamic calculations
- How Vendor lead time and purchasing frequency shape planned orders
- Preventing over-ordering caused by outdated or unrealistic order policies
Identifying & Fixing “Bad Data” That Distorts MRP
Learn how to spot incorrect parameters, inactive items, wrong UoM conversions, and inconsistent planning data that commonly generate unreliable MRP suggestions. Gain techniques to clean, rationalise and stabilise your planning foundation.
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Identifying incorrect UoM conversions that distort quantities
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Spotting inactive, obsolete, or legacy items included in planning runs
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Ensuring correct item statuses (inventory/sales/purchase flags)
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Detecting unbalanced stock across warehouses that skews recommendations
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Cleaning historical data that causes demand spikes or false signals
Preparing Your Planning Environment for Version 11
Explore how Version 10 migrating to Version 11 strengthens planning, automation, and Web Client visibility — and what you should adjust today to ensure a smooth transition. Leave with a practical checklist for upgrading your planning configuration
- What is available in planning, visibility, and Web Client experience
- Understanding how Service Layer–driven planning tools will interpret your data
- Aligning planning parameters with modern replenishment practices
- Reviewing configuration that carries forward into V11’s architecture
- Practical tasks to complete now for a cleaner, more stable planning upgrade path
When is the event?
Who should attend this event?
Inventory Managers, Supply Chain Planners, Purchasing Officers, Production Coordinators, Warehouse Leaders, System Administrators, and Power Users: All who are responsible for planning, replenishment, and day-to-day inventory control.
This session is ideal for any organisation looking to improve MRP accuracy, reduce planning noise, optimise stock levels, and ensure their inventory configuration is aligned with best practice in preparation for SAP Business One Version 11.
Will I be able to ask questions?
The online event is set in a webinar format. To avoid distractions and confusions during the event, all attendees will be on mute. However, you will be able to virtually put your hand up for questions or post the questions in the 'Questions' section and we will answer them at the end of the event!
Will I get a recording?
If you are unable to attend live, still register as we’ll send you the recording.