Knowledge base
Quoting and pricing
How a manufacturing price is built, and how to quote faster without giving away margin.
CPQ for manufacturing: what it is, what it is not, and how it differs from ERP
Configure, price, quote: what CPQ software does for manufacturers, where generic CPQ falls short on made-to-print parts, and how it differs from quoting in an ERP.
Quoting and pricingThe RFQ process in manufacturing, from request to purchase order
What a buyer's RFQ should contain, how a supplier triages, clarifies, estimates and submits, and the checks between a quote and an accepted purchase order.
Quoting and pricingLead-time pricing: how to price rush and economy orders
A rush order costs overtime, expediting and the work it pushes back. How to price rush and economy lead times from capacity, with a worked example of the rush floor.
Quoting and pricingQuantity pricing: how set-up and batching shape the price curve
Why the unit price falls steeply and then flattens as quantity rises, with a worked price table from 1 to 500 parts and the traps in tiered quantity breaks.
Quoting and pricingMargin vs markup for manufacturers, with a conversion table
Markup is a share of cost, margin a share of price. The formulas, a conversion table, and the mistakes that quietly cost a manufacturer a few points on every job.
Quoting and pricingOverhead allocation for job shops, without fooling yourself
Labour-hour, machine-hour and activity-based overhead allocation compared on the same two jobs, plus how under-absorption quietly eats a job shop's profit.
Quoting and pricingHow to calculate a machine-hour rate
Depreciation, cost of capital, maintenance, floor space, energy and utilisation: build a machine-hour rate step by step, with a worked CNC example and an FDM one.
Quoting and pricingWhat is instant quoting, and when should a person still review?
Instant quoting prices a part from its file in seconds using the shop's own rates. How it works, where it fits, and the jobs that still need an estimator.
Quoting and pricingHow to quote a manufactured part: the estimator's method
Material, set-up, machine time, labour, overhead, risk and margin, in the order an estimator builds them, with a full worked example for a batch of 20.
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