---
title: "Manufacturers"
slug: "manufacturers"
description: "Manage manufacturers in Life Sciences Supply Chain Management by defining vendor types and enabling streamlined manufacturer operations."
tags: ["Life Sciences", "Supply Chain Management"]
updated: 2026-06-25T10:24:11Z
published: 2026-06-25T10:24:11Z
canonical: "docs.staedean.com/manufacturers"
---

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# Manufacturers

Life Sciences Supply Chain Management allows managing manufacturers in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management. The master table of vendors and manufacturers is shared since they are both created and maintained in the **All vendors** form (**Accounts payable > Vendors > All vendors**).

Life Sciences Supply Chain Management allows distinguishing between the types of vendors (for example, pure distributor or supplier), defining the **Vendor type** for each record in the **All vendors** form (**Accounts payable > Vendors > All vendors**). The list of vendor types can be defined in **Accounts payable > Vendors > Vendor types**. Based on the **Vendor type** selected, the vendor can be enabled as a manufacturer. For example:

- A vendor that only acts as a distributor is assigned to the **Vendor type** = **Distributor** and is not enabled as a manufacturer (that is, **Enabled manufacturer** checkbox disabled).
- A vendor that is also a manufacturer is assigned to the **Vendor type** = **Supplier** and is enabled as a manufacturer. Only the vendor enabled as a manufacturer can be selected in the **Manufacturer** fields throughout the system (that is, **Enabled manufacturer** checkbox enabled).

Vendors enabled as manufacturers (that is, with **Vendor type** = **Supplier** according to the example above) are available to be selected in all the **Manufacturers** fields in the system.

Users can also define the default [qualification status](/life-sciences/docs/vendors-and-manufacturers-qualification-status) (that is, **Default status** field) for each vendor type.

## Related

- [Vendors and manufacturers’ qualification status](/vendors-and-manufacturers-qualification-status.md)