Smart Resource Planning (SRP) is a modern evolution of ERP and MRP that connects every part of a manufacturing operation — products, BOMs, inventory, work orders, purchasing, quality, and traceability — into one platform with AI-first workflows. Where legacy ERP was built around a general ledger and MRP was built around material calculations, SRP is built around the shop floor and the engineering team that actually makes the product.
Smart Resource Planning (SRP) is a category of manufacturing software that combines the connected data model of an ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, the material-and-capacity planning of an MRP (material requirements planning) system, and AI-first workflows that automate planning and execution decisions across departments.
SRP is built for manufacturing startups and small-to-mid-size manufacturers who need real ERP capability without the cost, complexity, or rollout time of legacy systems like NetSuite or SAP.
Traditional ERP systems were designed around accounting and finance, with manufacturing modules added on later. Traditional MRP systems were narrowly scoped to material requirements and lacked the broader operational connectivity teams need today. SRP merges both into a single connected platform — and adds the AI layer that neither was built for.
An SRP platform like Esvos covers the full operational stack that manufacturers depend on — without forcing buyers to assemble it from separate point tools.
SRP is built for the manufacturers most poorly served by legacy ERP: startups bootstrapping their first production line, small-to-mid-size shops outgrowing spreadsheets, and engineering-led companies whose BOM and work-order accuracy is the product.
If you're a Fortune 500 with multi-entity global tax consolidation, you probably still need a traditional enterprise ERP. For everyone else manufacturing physical product, SRP is the right shape.
No. ERP (enterprise resource planning) is the older category built around accounting and finance with manufacturing bolted on. SRP (Smart Resource Planning) is a newer category built around manufacturing operations and AI-first workflows. SRP includes ERP-equivalent capabilities — products, inventory, purchasing, quality — but is structured around the shop floor, not the general ledger.
No. MRP (material requirements planning) is a narrow function that calculates what materials a manufacturer needs based on demand and bills of materials. SRP is a broader connected platform that includes MRP capability plus inventory, work orders, scheduling, quality, traceability, purchasing, sales, and reporting — and connects them all to AI-first workflows.
Esvos uses Smart Resource Planning (SRP) to describe a new generation of manufacturing software that goes beyond the limits of legacy ERP and MRP. The term reflects three shifts: smarter (AI-first), broader (operations-first, not finance-first), and faster (modular and weeks-to-rollout instead of years).
Weeks, not months. Because SRP platforms like Esvos are modular and connected from day one, companies typically go live with their first phase (products and BOMs, then inventory and work orders) inside a month — without an implementation partner.
Usage-based, not per-seat. A typical SRP plan includes a monthly platform fee plus included Resource Units (operational throughput), included storage, and separate AI credits. Adding users doesn't automatically increase your bill — only the operations they run do.
Esvos brings Smart Resource Planning together with inventory, work orders, scheduling, quality, and AI agents — in one system, built for manufacturing startups and SMBs.