RFQ/Quote Management: Connect sourcing with customer quoting
A manufacturing quote depends on two different jobs: getting pricing information ready and preparing the quote your customer receives. Our proposed RFQ/Quote Management flow connects those jobs while keeping their inputs, decisions and approvals distinct.
Stage 1 – RFQ Automation
Start with the BOM and sourcing requirements. Organise part information, identify gaps and bring together part pricing and lead times for review. This is the sourcing-focused stage.
Stage 2 – Quote Estimation
Use the reviewed sourcing inputs to prepare the customer quote. Record the manufacturing constraints, feasibility questions, risks and design-for-manufacture considerations relevant to the agreed scope. Your team reviews and approves the result.
A clear handoff, not an automatic commitment
Moving information from sourcing into quoting should not hide unresolved questions. The handoff needs to show which inputs have been reviewed and which assumptions still need a decision. Neither a supplier commitment nor a customer quote should be inferred from a draft.
Start with your current process
RFQ Automation is in development. This combined flow describes the intended approach, not a claim that every stage or system connection is available today.
Tell us how a request moves from BOM to sourcing review to customer quote, and where the handoff breaks down. Keep confidential material out of an initial enquiry.