🏭 Manufacturing · Flowchart
Manufacturing Supply Chain Flow
How materials flow from suppliers to customers in a manufacturing business: purchasing, inbound quality, production, warehousing and distribution.
Drawing diagram…
What this diagram shows
- MRP turns demand into purchase and production plans
- Incoming material is quality-checked before use
- Finished goods move through distribution centres to customers
Prompt used
Supply chain flowchart: sales forecast and customer orders feed MRP, which creates purchase orders to suppliers and production plans. Suppliers ship raw materials, incoming quality inspection accepts or rejects them, accepted material goes to raw material stores, production consumes it, finished goods go to the plant warehouse, then to regional distribution centres and to dealers or customers.
Mermaid code
flowchart LR
F[Sales forecast and orders] --> MRP[MRP run]
MRP --> PO[Purchase orders]
MRP --> PP[Production plan]
PO --> SUP[Suppliers]
SUP --> IQC{Incoming quality check}
IQC -->|Rejected| RET[Return to supplier]
IQC -->|Accepted| RM[Raw material stores]
RM --> PROD[Production]
PP --> PROD
PROD --> FG[Finished goods warehouse]
FG --> DC[Regional distribution centres]
DC --> CUS[Dealers and customers]Related templates
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