Proprietary software by Ionio

Built for discrete manufacturing

RFQ Intelligence
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One package in, one priced quote out.

Five stages, every screen the estimator actually sees. The worked example is the spool valve that runs through this whole site.

01

The package arrives and gets read.

  • Drop every file at once, mixed formats, nothing renamed
  • Dimensions and GD and T come off the sheets before anyone prices a line
  • The part gets matched to jobs you have already run
The RFQ pipeline board listing 7 live programs with client, value, win percentage, status, readiness and quote due date for each, above a weighted pipeline figure of $3.0M
Every live request on one board, sorted by what is due

02

Scope on one screen, then a bid read.

  • Part, quantity, operations, tolerances, finish, quality, tooling and terms on one sheet
  • Whether the part fits your work centers and your capacity at that volume
  • Your record with that buyer, so win probability is stated rather than guessed
The scope sheet for the spool valve listing part, quantity at 1,200,000 a year on a 6 year program, key operations, critical tolerances, finish, quality requirements, $185,000 of tooling, delivery and payment terms
What the buyer is asking for, on one sheet

03

The part becomes operations, against your drawing.

  • Every line names its work centre, cycle, setup and the job it priced from
  • The drawing sits open on the sheet the feature came from
  • Weak matches surface with the money attached, before the part is priced
The takeoff screen with operation lines from raw material through hone bore, each showing its work centre, cycle and matched job, beside the print opened to the bore section, and a weak match warning putting $7,200 a year on the choice
A weak match surfaced with its cost, not buried

04

The bought out lines get firmed.

  • Supplier requests go out the same day with spec, quantities and cadence filled in
  • Quotes return side by side on price, lead time, minimum lot and approval
  • The award writes back into the price, so nothing stays provisional
The supplier RFQ panel for the carbonitride operation, with the process spec and release cadence at the top, 3 processors selected, and a drafted request naming the rack pattern from a previous job
The supplier request, drafted with the spec already in it

05

Priced from your history, then sent in their format.

  • Every line carries the job it came from and what that job actually cost
  • One second of cycle and one cent on the piece both carry a figure
  • The quotation and the customer's own workbook both come out filled in
The pricing sheet with every operation line priced and named against a past job, a cost breakdown showing material, labor, outside, tooling and margin, and a unit cost of $1.014 against a sell of $1.41
Every priced line names the job it came from