PLM provides the platform for representing the WBS (Project Structure Plan) objects stored in the system with a substructure. Flexible variables are created as metadata for technical and cost calculation. In the RFQ (Request For Quote) the technical structures of the WBS elements are stored as a set of rules. Thus, the technical data, the quantity and the price of the bidders are comparable.
The request for proposal is sent to the suppliers according to these knowledge-based rules with precise specifications for the product. In the price comparison, the best bid is selected and prepared for signing the contract. The bidders thus have a form as a basis for entering their technical specifications, quantities and prices on this basis.
- PA deadline for responses
- PA timetable for the delivery of the product or service
- PA system for easy comparison of bids
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