Distributed quote management

A method for distributed quote management includes receiving a buyer request for quote (RFQ) from a buyer. The buyer RFQ requests a quote from a seller and identifies multiple items. The method includes automatically determining a best cost of each item in the buyer RFQ. The method includes automati...

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Hauptverfasser:	Fors, John, Mantripragada, Ramakrishna, Burich, Paul, Recht, Larry, Aulakh, Nameeta, Allison, James Richard, Hayes, Gayle
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	A method for distributed quote management includes receiving a buyer request for quote (RFQ) from a buyer. The buyer RFQ requests a quote from a seller and identifies multiple items. The method includes automatically determining a best cost of each item in the buyer RFQ. The method includes automatically generating a quote for the buyer RFQ using the determined best costs of the items in the buyer RFQ. The method includes automatically generating a bid package for the buyer RFQ that includes the generated quote and automatically communicating the generated bid package to the buyer.