InvenTree/docs/docs/purchasing/manufacturer.md

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Manufacturers

Manufacturers

A manufacturer is a company which acts as an external producer of parts and raw materials. A manufacturer may or may not also be a supplier of those parts.

!!! info Viewing, adding, editing and deleting manufacturers require the corresponding Purchase Orders user permissions

To access the list of manufacturers , click on the {{ icon("shopping-cart") }} Buy navigation tab and click on {{ icon("building-factory-2") }} Manufacturers option in the dropdown list.

{{ image("purchasing/manufacturer_list.png", "Manufacturer List") }}

Add Manufacturer

Once the manufacturer page is loaded, click on the {{ icon("plus-circle") }} New Manufacturer button: the "Create new Manufacturer" form opens. Fill-in the manufacturer information (Company name and Company description are required) then click on Submit

!!! info "Manufacturer vs Supplier" In the case the manufacturer sells directly to customers, you may want to enable the checkbox is supplier before submitting the form (you can also enable it later on). Purchase orders rely exclusively on supplier parts, therefore the manufacturer will need to be set as a supplier too.

Manufacturer Parts

Manufacturer parts are linked to a manufacturer and defined as manufacturable items.

!!! warning Viewing, adding, editing and deleting manufacturer parts require the corresponding Purchase Orders user permissions

Add Manufacturer Part

To create a manufacturer part, you have the following options:

• Navigate to a Part detail page then click on the {{ icon("building") }} Suppliers tab
• Navigate to a Manufacturer detail page then click on the {{ icon("building-factory-2") }} Manufactured Parts tab.

Whichever you pick, click on the {{ icon("plus-circle") }} New Manufacturer Part button to load the "Create New Manufacturer Part" form. Fill out the form with the manufacturer part information then click on Submit

Edit Manufacturer Part

To edit a manufacturer part, first access the manufacturer part detail page with one of the following options:

• Navigate to a Part detail page, click on the {{ icon("building") }} Suppliers tab then, in the Part Manufacturers table, click on the MPN link
• Navigate to a Manufacturer detail page, click on the {{ icon("building-factory-2") }} Manufactured Parts tab then click on the MPN link.

After the manufacturer part details are loaded, click on the {{ icon("edit", color="blue", title="Edit") }} icon next to the manufacturer part image. Edit the manufacturer part information then click on Submit

Delete Manufacturer Part

To delete a manufacturer part, first access the manufacturer part detail page like in the Edit Manufacturer Part section.

After the manufacturer part details are loaded, click on the {{ icon("trash", color="red", title="Delete") }} icon next to the manufacturer part image. Review the the information for the manufacturer part to be deleted, confirm the deletion using the checkbox then click on Submit