Add manufacturers

Article • 4/27/2026 • 2 min read

You can add information about a part’s manufacturer, including your manufacturer contact and sales representative. Later, you can associate parts with the manufacturer, and link manufacturers to a part’s vendors.

To add a manufacturer

  1. Open the Manufacturers (MFR) page.

    • Select Production Management > Master Data >Manufacturers.

    Or

    • Search for MFR or Manufacturers in the Navigation box and then select Manufacturers.

      The Manufacturers (MFR) page appears.

  2. On the Toolbar, click New.

  3. In the Manufacturer Name box (Also called field) A square or rectangular area on the Made2Manage interface that displays information or in which you type, select information, or show a checkmark., type the manufacturer’s name.

  4. Set address information (Address).

    1. In the Address, City, State, and Zip boxes, type the manufacturer’s address information.

    2. In the Country box, type the name of the country.

      Or, click the Countrylookup reference.

      The Lookup For Country window appears.

  5. Set information about your contact at this manufacturer (Inside Contact Information).

    1. In the First Name and Last Name boxes, type the first name and last name of the contact.

    2. In the Phone box, type the contact’s phone number and extension.

    3. In the Fax and Email boxes, type the fax number and email address.

  6. Set information about the person you contact to purchase this manufacturer’s items (Outside Representative Information).

    1. In the First Name and Last Name boxes, type the first name and last name of the representative.

    2. In the Phone-Extn box, type the representative’s phone number and extension.

    3. In the Fax and Email boxes, type the fax number and email address.

  7. In the Notes box, add any notes regarding this manufacturer or its contacts.

  8. In the Comments box, add any other comments.

  9. On the Toolbar, click Save.