Auto Parts Starting Point¶

Loupe Factory starts auto-parts businesses with defaults built for industrial manufacturing, supplier coordination, traceability, and dispatch preparation. Default product names cover braking, ABS, wheel-end, axle, suspension, air-suspension, driveline, engine, filtration, electrical, body, hardware, and repair-kit categories. The starter catalog also covers high-performance and racing work, from complete race engines and forced induction to fuel, ignition, engine management, and the shop equipment that supports those builds.

Starter snapshot¶

Admins can change these values and catalogs after setup.

Default inventory flow¶

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    MS["Materials & Supplies"] --> RAW["Raw Material"]
    MS --> BO["Bought-out Component"]
    RAW --> BLANK["Cast/Forged Blank"]
    RAW --> STAMP["Stamped/Pressed Blank"]
    BLANK --> MACH["Machined Component"]
    STAMP --> MACH
    BO --> MACH
    MACH --> HEAT["Heat Treated Component"]
    MACH --> WELD["Welded/Fabricated Component"]
    HEAT --> SURF["Surface Finished Component"]
    HEAT --> WELD
    SURF --> SUB["Sub-Assembly"]
    BO --> SUB
    WELD --> SUB
    SUB --> TEST["Tested & Approved"] --> QA{"Final QA Release"}
    QA -->|Pass| FIN["Finished"]
    QA -->|Sort or rework| REWORK["Need Rework / Sort"]

Bought-out components can join the route at machining or sub-assembly, which matches the way many mixed manufacturing and assembly shops operate.

Inventory types¶

Finished inventory types¶

Materials & Supplies categories¶

Production stages¶

Size and shape defaults¶

Size groups¶

Shape defaults¶

Default colors¶

Auto parts businesses start with these 27 colors on the workspace color list, so the Color field on every item form offers the paint, plating, and material colors the trade already uses. Admins can add, edit, switch off, or remove colors in Product Settings, and Reset Colors restores this list.

Amber, Beige, Black, Blue, Brown, Brushed Aluminum, Carbon Fiber, Charcoal, Chrome, Clear, Gloss Black, Gray, Green, Gunmetal, Matte Black, Orange, Polished Aluminum, Primer Gray, Red, Silver, Smoke, Stainless Steel, Tan, Titanium, White, Yellow, and Zinc Plated.

Clear has no single hue, so it shows as a labeled badge without a dot. Every other color shows a dot in its shade beside its name.

Default item attributes¶

Every auto parts inventory item starts with these item attribute keys as empty rows, so the fitment details that decide whether a part is the right one travel with the stock record. Teams can fill in what applies and add any other key they need.

To compare these values across several items, use Show attributes in an inventory table. Search also finds values such as 04465-33471 or Front Left while the columns are closed.

Default cost components¶

Auto-parts businesses start with these cost component types, so a quoted price can be traced back to material, machine time, outside processing, and duty rather than a single landed figure.

Typical starter teams¶

Customize this setup from Product Settings, Inventory Settings, Orders Settings, and Production Settings.

Next Steps¶

• Compare all industry starting points
• Review shared definitions
• Continue with the Quick Start Guide