Smart RFQ / Market Price Insights

Leverage market price insights for efficient, and informed RFQ creation, simplifying procurement of parts.

3D Spark platform Feature- Supplier Panel

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How it works?

The Supplier Panel connects you with a network of your  qualified suppliers, allowing you to quickly identify the best suppliers based on your production needs without relying on RFQs. Our platform allows you to view your qualified suppliers' capabilities, pricing, and lead times, using indicative data. This feature enables you to make Make or Buy decisions faster, with a clear view of price, and manufacturing technology availability, optimizing your procurement process.

While also helping Manufacturing Service Providers, expand their customer base, and showcase their production offerings.

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Supplier Panel

Connect with your qualified suppliers seamlessly and streamline your procurement process.
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Market Price estimates

Generate accurate market price estimates, ensuring competitive and informed decision-making.
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One-click RFQ Generation

Automatically generate RFQs with one-click, reducing time and effort while improving accuracy.

Send targeted RFQs with Smart Market Insights for rapid decision-making in minutes not days.

By integrating smart price estimates and supplier data, you can avoid costly procurement delays and ensure that your sourcing decisions are both economically sound and sustainable.

Cost Efficiency

Reduce procurement costs by leveraging market insights and optimizing supplier selection.

Efficient Sourcing

Optimize your sourcing process by automating RFQ generation, reducing manual tasks, and accelerating procurement timelines.

Competitive Edge

Gain a competitive edge with dynamic pricing models and data, ensuring your RFQs align with current market conditions.

ERP Integration

Seamlessly integrate with your ERP to manage your RFQs and procurement processes from anywhere.

Faster Make or Buy Decision Making

Procurement teams can immediately access indicative prices and capacity estimates from suppliers, enabling faster decision-making between Make or Buy.

Reduced Reliance on RFQ for Data

By leveraging on supplier data, procurement teams can cut down on the need for multiple RFQs for market data.

Qualified Supplier Access

OEMs can view a curated list of trusted suppliers with capabilities to produce the part in discussion.

Better Supplier Relationships

By sending qualified RFQs to suppliers and limiting the number of RFQs sent, a stronger relationship is fostered between both parties, ensuring smooth, efficient procurement transactions.

See how our customers use 3D Spark

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Case studies

3D Spark's manufacturing data analysis platform

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Sales

Metshape X 3D Spark

Engineering

DB X 3D Spark

Procurement

Alstom X 3D Spark

Case study 1

Sales

Customer- Metshape

The Problem -

High time and effort required by sales team to analyze 3D CADs and 2D drawings from daily Requests for Quotations (RFQs) regarding technical feasibility and precise, instant costing.

Implementation:
Output
3 times less tools
needed for quoting
Output
90% reduced quoting
time
OUTPUT
100% Reduced effort
for answering
unsuitable RFQs

Case study 2

Engineering

Customer- DB

The Problem-

There were challenges in feasibility testing and (pre-)calculation processes, including the need for higher accuracy, improved stability, ease, and speed. They also experienced issues with reliance on fragile Excel sheets, which hindered their ability to provide timely and reliable offers.

Implementation:
Output
Achieved an accuracy
of +-5%

Case study 3

Procurement

Customer- Alstom

The Problem-

Alstom faced challenges including high parts purchase prices, time-consuming RFQ processes, limited adoption rate of AM, and the need for cost, lead time and CO2e savings, accounting.

Implementation:
Output
Parts purchase
prices reduced by
more than 20%
OUTPUT
86% less RFQs needed
Output
On-demand in-house
AM consultancy
for expertise growth
OUTPUT
Live AM roll-out
KPIs: global cost
& leadtime savings
...