'First in, first to win'--Software helps Steel Fabrication get accurate quotes to customer sooner rather than later

摘要

In today's just-in-time world, orders for metal parts aren't the only thing that customers want turned around as quickly as possible. Those requests for quotes (RFQs) need to be completed ASAP.If the order is for a few hundred right-angle metal components that just need some laser cutting and press brake time, the estimator isn't going to struggle to kick out that RFQ in a day or so. But what happens if the quote is for a huge weldment that might entail up to 200 separate blueprints? The quoting job has to be split up among a team of estimators, who individually have to calculate—manually, in most instances— rates for welding and secondary processes. Such a large task could tie up an estimating team for days.