Example project
ForgeWorks Manufacturing
Give the quoting team complete specifications to work from.
Large project. Typically three to six months, billed by milestone. Custom software with a real database behind it, designed with the people who will use it every day. The figures are illustrative.
The problem
worth solving.
Quote requests arrive without the dimensions, quantity or material information needed to prepare an estimate.
The system behind the solution
Price the exact version of the requested part
Connect drawing revisions, material specifications and estimating rules so the customer and estimator work from the same approved request.
A proposed system. The working example covers part of it.
Bring the information together
- Drawing versions and requested dimensions
- Material, quantity and process requirements
- Estimator-approved cost and lead-time rules
The decision it supports
Prepare an estimate only when required specifications are complete; any drawing revision invalidates the previous unaccepted estimate.
When a person steps in
An estimator reviews unusual tolerances, unavailable materials and pricing outside the approved range.
What happens next
Lock the accepted drawing and quote versions together before releasing a production request.
How to measure the improvement
Compare clarification rounds, estimates invalidated by revision changes and preparation time per accepted request.
Build it in stages
- Collect dimensions, material and quantity in a structured request.
- Flag missing or conflicting specifications.
- Let the team review exceptions before preparing a quote.
- Keep customer revisions and quote status with the request.
Make the next decision yourself
A quoting program that keeps approval in the process
Configure a manufacturing request, calculate an example price and resolve an exception before preparing an order.
Try the working application- Enter a drawing reference, material, quantity and lead time.
- Calculate the price and approve any exception.
- Create the quote and prepare its order.
The working example covers the steps above.
Example numbers
What improvement
could look like.
These are example figures, not results or guarantees.
- Quote preparation time
- −48%
- Incomplete requests
- −72%
- Released staff capacity
- 19 hours / week
- Quote-to-order rate
- +26%
From example
to your business.
Start with the actual workflow
Confirm how your team works today, which systems contain the records and how you measure the result. Test the idea against your real constraints before agreeing the scope.
Build, connect and test
Start with one complete workflow. Connect approved systems, test permissions and failures, and review the result with the people who will use it. The examples on this site do not connect to business accounts.
Keep the system useful
Agree who owns access, monitoring and day-to-day changes. Document the handover and define the maintenance and improvement work that fits the engagement.