21 → 4
Faster RFQ cycles
Weeks of email chasing became real-time approvals.
CostX · RFQ to Quote AI Intelligence Platform for Manufacturing Industry.
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v12_final_FINAL_updated_v3.xlsx — version chaos as a way of life
Costs travel by email; every handoff adds days of lag
Broken formulas and #REF! errors hide inside the quote
Margins exposed in files anyone can forward
21+
Days per RFQ
Chasing versions across Engineering, Procurement and Finance.
~90%
Accuracy, untraceable
Uncaptured cycle times and raw-material movement, with no path back to the source.
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Root failures
Data complexity, manual process, zero integration — cascading into margin leaks and late quotes.
The fix · meet CostX
From BOM to quote, one
live number.
One platform where the entire product program is costed, tracked and approved — from RFQ to final quote.
01
The RFQ lands
An OEM enquiry arrives with drawings, variants and volumes.
02
Excel in
Design imports the BOM
The CAD structure and every product variant come in from the existing Excel sheet.
03
6 roles
Each role fills in its own fields
Manufacturing enters cycle times, Purchase prices bought-out parts, Costing owns materials and overheads. Nobody sees anyone else's numbers.
04
9 engines
Cost computes itself from geometry
Dimensions and material grade drive the price. Change a dimension and the cost follows.
05
5 sign-offs
The approval chain runs
Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchase and Finance sign off before the Costing Manager can release the number.
06
Excel out
The quote goes out
Sales applies volumes and amortization and issues it — traceable to a person, a revision and a date.
Role-based collaboration
Six roles, one source of truth
Each role sees exactly what it needs — and nothing it should not.
Governance, not bureaucracy
Change one number — the system does the rest
Any change from any role bumps the revision, flags stale inputs and routes the sign-offs before a quote can be released.
01
An edit lands
A Design Engineer revises the DVP. Rev A becomes Rev B, and every dependent cost is flagged stale.
02
The right person is pinged
The notification feed tells the Test Engineer to resubmit against Rev B. Nobody chases anyone.
03
Five sign-offs, one gate
Engineering, Manufacturing, Purchase and Finance approve before the Costing Manager can release the number.
Every figure traces back to a person, a revision and a date — which is what makes the quote defensible when the OEM asks.
Tangible ROI · measured in a Tier-1 pilot
From weeks of chasing to days of decisions
€1.2M
Margin recovered
Leakage from hidden weld cycle times and tooling amortization.
100%
Margin traceability
A fully auditable trail, from CAD import to final quote.
+1.5%
Bottom-line growth
Manual errors and uncaptured cycle-time costs, eradicated.
Measured in a six-week parallel run with a European Tier-1 supplier.
Costing teams at Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers in Pune, Chennai and Gurgaon run CostX on live programs today.