Never stall a build for one part
One part, many approved sources.
A shortage stops being an emergency.
Manufacts keeps an approved vendor list at the part level — every internal part linked to multiple qualified manufacturer parts, each with its own per-plant availability and approval status. When a source dries up, the plan B is already qualified and ready to buy.
Internal part
PT-3401 · 30A Receptacle
What actually changes
Not “a vendor list in a spreadsheet.” Supply resilience built into the part itself — so a single shortage never reaches the line.
1 shortage, 0 stoppages
Every critical component already has an approved, qualified alternate — so a single-source gap never halts a build.
Swap in minutes
A buyer moves to an approved alternate source without a frantic engineering scramble or a new qualification cycle.
Cost you’ll actually pay
Quotes and BOMs cost against the source you’ll truly buy from — not a stale list price for a part you can’t get.
Approved Vendor List
A plan B for every part — before you need it
A shared manufacturer-parts catalog links each internal engineering part to multiple approved manufacturer parts. Every link carries its own per-plant availability and approval status, so the set of sources you’re allowed to buy is explicit, current, and ready the moment one supplier falls through.
- One internal part mapped to many approved manufacturer parts
- Per-plant availability — a source approved where it can actually ship
- Approval status tracked on every part-to-source link
- A shared catalog, so a qualified source is reused across products
Internal part
PT-3401 · 30A Receptacle
Governed sourcing
Approving a source is an audited decision
Sourcing runs on the same workflow runtime as the rest of your engineering data. Qualifying a new manufacturer part moves through a governed lifecycle — draft → under review → approved — with the trail attached. Supply decisions stop living in someone’s inbox and become reviewable, attributable actions.
- Every source qualified through draft → under review → approved
- Approvals attributed and time-stamped, not buried in email
- The same governance that releases parts governs their sources
- Auditable answer to “who approved buying this, and when?”
Resilience you can prove is worth more than resilience you hope you have.
Explore Governed sourcingPart lifecycle
server-enforcedOne source of truth
Approved sources drive resolution and cost
The AVL isn’t a parallel list — it feeds the model. Approved sources inform variant resolution and flow into accurate costing, so the BOM that resolves from a configuration is priced against a part you can actually buy, from a plant that can actually ship it.
- Approved sources feed variant resolution at resolve time
- Costing reflects the source you’ll buy from, per plant
- No drift between what’s quoted and what’s procurable
Flatbed trailer · parametric
qty = ceil(length / 2′) + 1 How it works
From one risky part to a resilient supply plan
- 1
Catalog the source
Add a manufacturer part to the shared catalog — reusable across every product that needs it.
- 2
Link & qualify
Link it to the internal part, set per-plant availability, and move it through draft → under review.
- 3
Approve under governance
The workflow runtime records who approved the source and when — a real, audited decision.
- 4
Resolve & buy
Approved sources drive variant resolution and costing, so buyers swap to a qualified alternate instantly.
Approved Vendor / Manufacturer List
An AVL/AML is the qualified set of sources allowed to supply a given part — the vendors and manufacturer parts engineering has signed off on. Manufacts keeps that list live, per-plant, and governed, attached to the part and to the same workflow that releases your engineering data. So supply resilience is built in up front, not improvised in the middle of a shortage.
Learn the full spectrumUnder the hood
Everything sourcing & AVL does
Part-level AVL
Approved sources attach to the internal part itself — not a separate, drift-prone list.
Shared manufacturer catalog
A reusable catalog of manufacturer parts referenced across many internal parts.
Many-to-one source links
A part_manufacturer_parts link maps each part to multiple approved sources.
Per-plant availability
Each source carries availability per plant, so you approve it where it can ship.
Approval status
Every part-to-source link tracks its own approval state, end to end.
Workflow-governed
Sources move draft → under review → approved on the shared workflow runtime.
Resolution-aware
Approved sources inform variant resolution when a BOM is computed.
Accurate costing
Pricing reflects the source you’ll actually purchase from, per plant.
Works hand-in-hand with
Every capability shares one model — so the parts connect on their own.
Visual Configurator
Turn your most complex catalog into a 3-minute buying experience — with zero impossible orders.
Pricing & Quoting
Quote every option, package, and parametric upgrade to the cent — the instant a customer picks it.
3D Showroom & Walkthrough
Let buyers walk through the exact home they configured — before a single board is cut.
Stop letting one part hold the line hostage.
Bring the single-source component that keeps your planners up at night. We’ll show its approved-vendor list, a governed source approval, and a one-click swap to a qualified alternate — live.
No rip-and-replace — Manufacts runs alongside your ERP and CAD. Prefer email? hello@manufacts.ai