Manufacturing is always a hot topic of conversation within the Microsoft Dynamics AX User Group (AXUG). And that was evident at a recent online meeting where attendees peppered experts and peers with manufacturing-related questions.

An attendee new to MRP wanted to know where Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 fell in the spectrum of MRP (material requirement planning), MRP II (manufacturing resource planning) and DDMRP (demand-driven material requirement planning). In other words: How far does AX 2009 get you to what you want to do with MRP?