Hi Mauricio
There are ways in industry solutions. The following functionality exists for DIMP:
Parts Interchangeability - SAP Library
Some of these functionality can be made available as part of standard SAP ECC Solution with additional licensing. But you have to contact your SAP representative on whether this is possible or not for material/parts interchangeability. It is simple to implement but once again, may require additional licensing.
Regards
Savas