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Illustrative previewA build-to-order ERPNext app that turns demand signals,
supplier lead times and MOQs into an optimized, simulate-before-you-commit purchase order plan.
ECOSIRE scopes, builds, installs and supports it on your bench.
What is Advanced Procurement & PO Planning for ERPNext?
A build-to-order ERPNext app that turns demand signals, supplier lead times and MOQs into an optimized, simulate-before-you-commit purchase order plan. ECOSIRE scopes, builds, installs and supports it on your bench. Built to order by ECOSIRE for ERPNext v15, v16 — indicative price from $999.00 USD; request a quote for a scoped proposal.
Key Features
Built to order, done for you
No DIY setup — a working app, built, installed and supported by ECOSIRE.
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You order
Start with a one-time build price. We scope it with you at kickoff.
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We build & install
ECOSIRE builds, configures and installs it on your ERPNext.
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Go live + support
You go live in about one working week, with two weeks of go-live support. Defects in the code we deliver are fixed free of charge.
Technical Specifications
- ERPNext Compatibility
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- License
- Licence confirmation required
- Python Requirement
- Python 3.10+
- Database
- MariaDB 10.6+
About this Product
Procurement teams running ERPNext hit a wall the moment sourcing gets complicated. Native ERPNext gives you Material Request, the Buying workspace, a basic Reorder Level on Item, and the built-in production plan / MRP that can raise purchase orders — but none of it reasons about supplier lead times, minimum order quantities, price breaks, or which of several warehouses should be replenished first. Buyers end up exporting Stock Projected Qty reports into spreadsheets, eyeballing open POs against sales orders, and placing orders on gut feel. The result is predictable: expedited freight, stock-outs on long-lead items, and cash tied up in over-ordered MOQs.
ECOSIRE builds a proper Frappe app — a versioned module installed on your bench, not a pile of loose customizations — that adds a demand-to-supply planning layer on top of ERPNext's existing Buying and Stock modules. At its core is a Procurement Plan DocType with child tables for demand lines (pulled from Sales Order, Material Request, forecast, and Stock Projected Qty) and suggested supply lines. A scheduler event runs the netting engine nightly (or on demand via a whitelisted @frappe.whitelist() method) to compute net requirement per Item per Warehouse, then applies supplier constraints from a Supplier Item mapping DocType — lead-time days, MOQ, order multiple, and price-break tiers — to produce dated PO suggestions that respect when stock actually needs to arrive.
The planning board is a custom Frappe page / Desk report where buyers see suggestions grouped by supplier and warehouse, adjust quantities and required-by dates, and flag lines for consolidation. Before committing, they run a simulation: the app clones the current plan into a scenario, recomputes projected on-hand and coverage days, and shows a side-by-side comparison of two or more scenarios (e.g. "single large PO to clear a price break" vs "split shipments to protect cash"). Approved lines are turned into standard ERPNext Purchase Orders through the framework's own API, so downstream receiving, Purchase Invoice matching, and stock ledger entries all behave exactly as ERPNext expects. Budget and spend controls are enforced via hooks.py doc events and a Procurement Budget DocType: server-side validation blocks or routes for approval any PO line that would breach a category or cost-center budget, and role profiles / permission rules keep planners, approvers and buyers in their lanes.
Because this is build-to-order, nothing is a generic download. We start with a scoping call to map your item categories, warehouse topology, supplier data quality, and approval hierarchy, then build against your ERPNext version (v15 or v16). You get the app installed on a staging bench first, we run UAT against your real data with a rollback plan ready, and only then promote to production. Typical delivery is one working week from confirmed scope. You receive the full source in a git repo you own, technical and user documentation, a training session for your buyers, and a post-go-live support window for fixes and adjustments.
What you get
- Installable Frappe app source built for your ERPNext version (v15 or v16), pinned to your bench
- Installation and configuration on your staging and production benches, including scheduler and hooks wiring
- Technical documentation: DocType schema, hooks.py events, whitelisted methods, REST endpoints and the netting algorithm
- End-user guide plus a live training session for your procurement and approver teams
- UAT on a staging bench against your real data, with a documented rollback plan before production promotion
- Post-go-live support window for defect fixes and configuration adjustments
- Full git repository handover with commit history, README and upgrade notes — the code is yours
- Supplier-data and budget configuration templates preloaded with your categories, warehouses and approval hierarchy
Who this is for
Procurement / Purchasing Manager
Owns supplier relationships and spend. Needs PO suggestions that respect lead times, MOQs and price breaks so the team stops over-ordering and stops expediting, with budget guardrails enforced in ERPNext rather than in a spreadsheet.
Supply Chain / Planning Lead
Responsible for coverage across multiple warehouses. Wants a demand-to-supply netting view that consolidates requirements and lets them simulate scenarios before committing cash to inventory.
ERPNext System Administrator / Implementation Partner
Maintains the bench and cares about clean architecture. Wants a proper versioned Frappe app with documented DocTypes, hooks and permissions that upgrades cleanly across v15/v16 — not fragile in-place customizations.
Finance / Controller
Approves purchasing commitments. Needs category and cost-center budget enforcement, an approval routing path, and an audit trail linking every PO back to the demand that justified it.
How Advanced Procurement & PO Planning for ERPNext Compares
| Criterion | ECOSIRE | Custom Build | Competitor | ERPNext Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead-time & MOQ awareness | Suggestions back-scheduled by supplier lead time and rounded to MOQ / order multiple | Possible but you design and maintain the logic yourself | Rarely; most reorder apps use flat reorder levels | Flat Reorder Level on Item; no lead-time or MOQ logic |
| PO simulation & scenarios | Clone a plan into named scenarios and compare cost, coverage and risk before committing | Build the simulation engine from scratch | Typically none — one-shot suggestions only | Not available; production plan raises POs directly |
| Multi-warehouse consolidation | Rolls same-supplier demand across warehouses into one PO with delivery splits | Feasible with significant effort | Usually per-warehouse only | Per-warehouse Material Requests, manual consolidation |
| Budget & spend controls | `Procurement Budget` DocType enforced via hooks.py doc events with approval routing | Wire up your own validation and routing | Rarely included in buying apps | Budget module is accounting-side, not enforced at PO planning |
| Fit to your process | Built to your categories, warehouses, suppliers and approval hierarchy | Fully bespoke — highest effort and cost | Fixed feature set; you adapt to it | Generic ERPNext defaults |
| Architecture & upgradability | Versioned Frappe app: DocTypes, hooks, whitelisted methods, v15/v16 | Quality depends entirely on your team | Varies; may lag ERPNext releases | Core — upgrades cleanly but limited capability |
| Ownership & lock-in | Full source in a git repo you own; no lock-in | You own it but carry all build risk | Often closed-source or subscription-gated | Open source but no procurement-planning capability |
| Delivery & support | one working week build-to-order, UAT + rollback, post-go-live support window | Depends on your backlog and staffing | Instant install but generic support | No delivery step; you configure it yourself |
Frequently Asked Questions about Advanced Procurement & PO Planning
How long does delivery take?
This is a build-to-order app, so it is built for your specific ERPNext setup rather than downloaded. Typical delivery is one working week from confirmed scope. After the scoping call we agree the DocTypes, supplier-data model and approval hierarchy, build against your version, then run UAT on staging before promoting to production. Complex supplier constraints or heavy data-quality work can extend the timeline, which we flag during scoping.
How do support and updates work?
Every engagement includes a post-go-live support window for defect fixes and configuration adjustments. Because you receive the full source in your own git repo, you are never locked in — your team or ours can extend it. We build against ERPNext v15/v16 and can quote a compatibility pass when you upgrade your bench to a newer version.
Is this a Frappe Cloud Marketplace app I can install instantly?
No. It is not an existing marketplace listing and there is no instant download. ECOSIRE builds, installs and supports it as a bespoke Frappe app tailored to your item categories, warehouse topology, supplier data and approval rules, then hands over the source.
Will it break standard ERPNext buying and receiving?
No. The app adds a planning layer and creates native ERPNext Purchase Orders through the framework's own API. Receiving, Purchase Invoice three-way matching and stock ledger entries continue to work exactly as ERPNext intends. We build with DocTypes, hooks.py doc events and whitelisted methods so the customization is upgrade-friendly rather than a core patch.
Which ERPNext versions are supported?
We build for ERPNext / Frappe v15 and v16. We target your current bench version and note any version-specific behavior in the technical documentation. If you are on an older release, we will discuss an upgrade or a backport during scoping.
What do you need from us to get started?
A scoping call (15–45 minutes) plus access to a representative dataset on a staging bench: item categories, supplier lead times and MOQs, warehouse structure and your approval hierarchy. The cleaner the supplier data, the faster and more accurate the suggestions — poor supplier data is the most common cause of extra timeline, and we help you clean it as part of the build.
How is budget and approval enforcement handled?
Through a `Procurement Budget` DocType and server-side `validate` / `on_submit` doc events registered in hooks.py. PO lines that would breach a category or cost-center budget are blocked or routed for approval, and Frappe role profiles and permission rules keep Planner, Approver and Buyer responsibilities separated with a full audit trail.
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Advanced Procurement & PO Planning
A build-to-order ERPNext app that turns demand signals, supplier lead times and MOQs into an optimized, simulate-before-you-commit purchase order plan. ECOSIRE scopes, builds, installs and supports it on your bench.
- `Procurement Plan` DocType with child demand and supply tables that net Sales Orders, Material Requests, forecasts and Stock Projected Qty into a single requirement per Item per Warehouse
- Supplier-aware suggestion engine using a `Supplier Item` mapping DocType for lead-time days, MOQ, order multiple and quantity price-break tiers
- Nightly netting via a `scheduler_events` hook plus an on-demand `@frappe.whitelist()` recompute method callable from the board or the Frappe REST API
- Required-by-date back-scheduling that offsets each PO suggestion by the supplier's lead time so stock arrives when coverage actually runs out

