Material Request - An Overview

Material Request is a document through which a user department communicates the need for material (required for execution of any activity) for a specific date to the respective stocking points i.e. warehouses. For planned maintenance activities, the planning/execution documents like visit package do have the complete list of material requirement but different materials may be required in different instances. Hence material request can be generated for different time frames to indicate to the stores clerk when a particular set of materials need to be issued.

In an unplanned event the mechanic can prepare a material request or the stores personnel can create the MR with reference to a technical log. The relevant parts are issued from the warehouse as per the material request document. On non-availability of material, the request can serve as a trigger to the material planner to initiate a purchase activity or stock transfer from another stocking point.

Getting familiar with the activities