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Process, discovery and price tracking. Then whatever else you pick below.
Laser-cut parts, Custom plates, Tubes and pipes€10m spend3% ≈ €300K target6 suppliers5 events a weekChange

Process

  1. 01Drawings come in from engineering, by email or from the tools they use
  2. 02Drawings parsed, line items created
  3. 03RFQ prepared: two rounds by default, suppliers preselected
  4. 04You get a notification. Review, edit, send
  5. 05Suppliers receive the RFQ and bid by email
  6. 06Deadline reached, or all bids in
  7. 07Quotes collected and normalized
  8. 08Suppliers get blind feedback and resubmit for round two
  9. 09Winner calculated
  10. 10You pick the winner

Discovery

  • Similar suppliers in similar locations found, based on your existing ones
  • Invited to submit an RFI, sign an NDA, send onboarding material
  • You choose who joins future rounds
  • New suppliers are never invited by default

Price tracking

  • Historical prices per item stored and shown with every new RFQ
  • Should-cost analysis and material forecasting when needed
  • Market index prices tracked
  • Alerts when you pay above market, or when the market starts to drop

Expected savings

1–2%savings within
the first month.
3%your target, normally reached in three months once new suppliers join the rounds.

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