Manufacturer equivalent parts (MEPs) are parts that are
outsourced to third-party suppliers and are functionally equivalent to
enterprise parts, which are manufactured internally.
Manufacturer Equivalent Part
Management
is a shared component that lets you create, edit, and manage MEPs. Any discrete
manufacturer, especially high tech, outsources much of their product
development and manufacturing to third party suppliers.
A given
enterprise part could have many
manufacturer equivalent parts with associated unique
part identifiers and respective manufacturing companies.