MRP Software for Plastics Manufacturing

Real-Time Inventory Tracking

Automated Job Scheduling

Material Waste Reduction

Multi-Plant Visibility

Raw Material Waste

Excess pellets, resins and scrap affects profitability, efficiency and sustainability.

Inefficient Production

Scheduling conflicts, long changeovers and machine downtime limit throughput.

Quality Control

Consistent quality requires control over material properties, processes and environmental conditions.

QT9 MRP is your solution for optimized plastics production

Precise resin and material inventory control: Track all raw materials, including multiple resin types, additives and colorants, with real-time visibility for optimal stock levels and reduced waste.
Dynamic production scheduling: Optimize machine and tool utilization across processes, easily adjusting schedules for rush orders, equipment maintenance and material availability.
Integrated scrap and regrind management: Automatically track and manage regrind quantities, quality and reintroduction into production, maximizing material utilization and reducing waste costs.
Full lot and batch traceability: Maintain complete traceability of every component from resin pellet to finished plastic part, crucial for quality investigations, recalls and regulatory compliance.
Quality control integration: Link production data with quality management for real-time monitoring of process parameters, defect tracking and non-conformance management.
Real-time costing and profitability analyses: Gain granular insight into material, labor and overhead costs for each product and production run, enabling informed pricing and profitability improvements.

Material Management

Track resins, colorants and additives with batch and lot control from purchase to production.

Production Routing

Configure routing for blow molding, injection molding or extrusion with precise setup and runtime data.

Tool & Mold Tracking

Monitor the usage, availability and maintenance of injection molds and tools.

Scrap Reporting

Track scrap and regrind material by job or machine to optimize material use.

Real-Time Scheduling

Assign and schedule jobs based on real machine capacity and shift availability.

Inventory Visibility

Monitor production status and inventory across every manufacturing stage.

BOM Management

Support multi-level BOMs for custom plastic parts, assemblies and subassemblies.

Color & Lot Traceability

Maintain full traceability of color batches, resin blends and production lots.

Quality Integrations

Ensure compliance with internal specs or customer tolerances with built-in quality checks.

Modules for any business size

With multiple modules to choose from, there's solutions for nearly anyone.

A solution that scales with you

Whether you are a large corporation or a small start-up you can use as many modules as you want.

Cross-Platform Support

Whether you use Android, iOS or Windows, QT9 works from virtually any web browser.

Cloud-based MRP for global access

QT9 MRP's cloud-based platform offers manufacturers flexibility, scalability and accessibility, transforming how you operate.

Accessibility and flexibility: Empower your teams, from the factory floor to remote sales, with real-time information, driving faster decision-making and improved responsiveness.
Reduced IT overhead: QT9's SaaS MRP for manufacturing handles all the infrastructure and technical complexities, allowing you to reallocate valuable resources to innovation and growth.
Enhanced scalability: Cloud MRP effortlessly scales up or down to meet changing demands, whether you're adding new product lines, expanding facilities or navigating seasonal fluctuations.
Data security & disaster recovery: QT9 leverages industry-leading security protocols, encryption and regular backups in secure data centers to protect your information from cyber threats and unforeseen disasters.

Faster deployment: Unlike lengthy on-premise implementations, cloud MRP can be deployed much faster, getting your team up and running and realizing the benefits of cloud MRP sooner.

Non-conformance and CAPA management

Nonconforming product records and corrective actions can be created in QT9 QMS right from event-driven actions in QT9 MRP. These include PO receiving, inspection and history, as well as from the Jobs/Manufacturing and customer sales and service areas. By giving users the ability to create non-conformance and CAPA records from the MRP, there is full data transfer and permanent linking to your QMS records in QT9 MRP, saving time and maintaining historical data about quality actions in your MRP.

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Supplier and vendor management

QT9 MRP maintains supplier records, while QT9 QMS tracks supplier quality performance and audits. Supplier-related nonconformances, engineering changes, audits and other quality processes in QT9 QMS sync with vendor records in QT9 MRP to ensure compliance.

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Document control and revision management

QT9 QMS document control links with QT9 MRP to ensure only approved, up-to-date documents (e.g., SOPs, work instructions) are accessible for production, engineering and quality teams.

QT9 QMS documents can be approved as part of QT9 MRP Bill of Materials and enable seamless passthrough to the Shop Floor Manager. This gives production-floor employees access to the latest approved work instructions and other controlled documents.

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Production & purchasing inspections

Work orders and production processes in QT9 MRP can create quality inspections in QT9 QMS, transferring the proper manufacturing data to the inspection record.

PO receiving can generate the proper QT9 QMS inspection record for your supplier and material-specific inspections.

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Customer complaints and returns (RMA process)

Customer returns in QT9 MRP have the ability to generate customer complaints and feedback records in QT9 QMS, creating a seamless customer service and quality experience.

Root cause analysis in QT9 QMS feeds into QT9 MRP adjustments for inventory, production and supplier performance.

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FAQ: MRP software for plastics manufacturing

MRP software for plastics manufacturers helps plan material requirements, track raw materials like resins and colorants, automate production schedules, and manage inventory. It's essential for managing complex, high-volume operations like injection molding, extrusion, and blow molding.

QT9 MRP tracks raw materials, scrap, and regrind usage in real time, helping manufacturers reduce excess material consumption and identify opportunities for reuse or process optimization.

Yes. QT9 MRP supports flexible, multi-level bills of materials (BOMs), allowing plastics manufacturers to manage assemblies, subassemblies, and nested parts with accurate material requirements.

Absolutely. QT9 MRP is ideal for injection molding, offering features like mold/tool tracking, setup time management, machine scheduling, and quality control integration.

Yes. QT9 MRP enables complete lot traceability for plastic resins, additives, and color batches—from incoming materials to finished products—ensuring quality and regulatory compliance.

Both! QT9 MRP offers both on-premise and cloud-based solutions. Customers can choose the platform that works best for them from three options:

Web Purchase: Our on-premise solution, where QT9 ERP is installed locally on the client’s web server.
Web Subscription: Cloud-based ERP subscription hosted on QT9’s servers and access via the internet and a web browser.

QT9 offers award-winning support services, including:

Unlimited training, from onboarding to refreshers
Unlimited support for software optimization
QT9 MRP Help Center, self-service support available 24/7
Fully validated platform
Free software updates
Professional services for accounting and operations

QT9 MRP is a comprehensive system that can work for any size company, improving efficiency and accuracy through integrated data and automated operations.

QT9 ERP provides more than 14 modules as part of its standard offering, as well as easy access to data and analytics to help businesses make the best decisions for moving forward.

With QT9 MRP you get:

14+ modules
Customer, compliance, supplier and physical inventory web portals
Lot and serial number tracking and inventory control
eDHR/eDHF and eBR/eMBR
Tailored customer support
Real-time reporting with mobile accessibility
Seamless integration with QT9 QMS quality and compliance software

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MRP Software for Plastics Manufacturers

Why plastics manufacturers need modern production tools

Raw Material Waste

Inefficient Production

Quality Control

QT9 MRP is your solution for optimized plastics production

Powerful MRP features built for plastics processing

Material Management

Production Routing

Tool & Mold Tracking

Scrap Reporting

Real-Time Scheduling

Inventory Visibility

BOM Management

Color & Lot Traceability

Quality Integrations

QT9™ QMS is flexible for your business.

Modules for any business size

A solution that scales with you

Cross-Platform Support

Cloud-based MRP for global access

QT9 MRP seamlessly integrates with QT9's QMS suite

Non-conformance and CAPA management

Supplier and vendor management

Document control and revision management

Production & purchasing inspections

Customer complaints and returns (RMA process)

FAQ: MRP software for plastics manufacturing

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