Abstract: A computer-implemented method for performing searching for products and services is disclosed. The method includes receiving a commodity database, the commodity database including commodity records, each commodity record including supplier name, a commodity description, a commodity code and an inventory level for the commodity, receiving one or more search attributes, a purchasing strategy, and a manufacturing strategy, the purchasing strategy identifying one or more preferred suppliers based on the commodity code in each commodity record, the manufacturing strategy based on a target inventory level for a commodity described in at least one of the commodity records, and searching the commodity database to obtain one or more located commodity records that satisfy the one the one or more attributes, the purchasing strategy and the manufacturing strategy.