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Quote Tracking


CUSTOMER MAINTENANCE
PRODUCT CATEGORY CODE
QUOTE/DELIVERY DATE CODES
CUSTOMER CROSS-REF ENTRY
ACTIVITY CODE MAINTENANCE
PRIORITY CODE MAINTENANCE

QUOTE ENTRY FOR CUSTOMER
QUOTE ENTRY FOR PROSPECT
PRINT QUOTES
DUPLICATE A QUOTE
QUOTE STATUS CONTROL
QUOTE LINE COMMENTS ENTRY
QUOTE ROUTING MAINTENANCE
ORDER PROCESSING
REQ TO QT CONVERT
QT EXP DT/RFQ EXP LIST
QT CONV AFTER QT EXP DATE
CONVERT PROSPECT TO CUSTOMER

CUSTOMER LISTING
QUOTE LISTING
QUOTE PARTS ADDED ON THE FLY
QUOTE REASON CODE LISTING
QUOTE LINE COMMENTS LISTING
QUOTE TRACKING STATUS REPORT
DECLINED QUOTE LISTING
PRINT PRODUCT COST REPORT
NEW TOOLING QUOTE LISTING
PRODUCT COST REPORT

QUOTE TRACKING

The ABBASOFT Technologies Quote Tracking module creates quotes for customers or contacts and allows those quoted to be converted automatically into sales orders. Prospective customer contacts can be converted to Customers and their quotes to sales orders with full status control and sales representative maintenance features. Quote Tracking may be linked to the Estimating module.

KEY BENEFITS

  • Maintain and track status of all company quotes.
  • Timely follow-up.
  • Analysis of quoting process.

Prospect Tracking Features

Enter Quotes for customers or prospective customer contacts with:

Down Payment percentages required

Lease by month or dollars

Quote Due date and Expiration Date

Quote Comments and Special Instructions

Automatic Product Costing for non-stock items is available during quote detail entry. Estimated bills of material can be created or copied from an existing estimated Bill of Material for the non-stock part. Estimated Routers are also included as part of the estimating process for non-stock parts and can also be created or copied from existing estimated routers. Product cost mark-up for the estimating is added and the resulting cost is automatically made available to the user during quote entry.

Quotes can be converted to sales orders for any customer or line item regardless of the original contact or customer entry. Duplicate quotes can be created through a single option and then modified for the contact or customer as desired.

Prospect Master Files, in addition to storing required information, records analysis, demo, proposal, and estimated closing date for each contact. Internal comment lines are also provided for descriptions of contacts and other information. Hours spent, miles traveled, and entertainment dollars to date are displayed automatically as comments and expenses for contacts are entered (through the Contact Management module).

Additional Features

Maintain Master Files for:
  • Prospective Customers
  • Customers
  • Sales Reps

Estimate Product Costs on-line during Quote Entry with:

  • Estimated BOM's
  • Estimated Routers
  • Mark-up Percentages
  • Create or Copy Quotes for Prospects and Customers
  • Converts Prospects to Customers in one step

On-line Quote Listings by:

  • Sales Rep
  • Prospect or Customer Number
  • Part Number
  • Quote Status Control
  • Reason Codes for Closed Quotes

Flag Selectable Controls

  • Add parts on-the-fly
  • Default Lead Time
  • Commission Rate for Quoting
  • Default Order Status Override

Reports

Quote Listing: Generates a detailed listing of quotes selected by various user entries.
Quote Parts Added on-the-fly: Lists inventory items added on the fly in the quote detail entry.
Quote Reason Code Listing: Provides a list of reason codes used in the Quote Tracking module.
Quote Line Comments Listing: Lists standard quoting comments in short or long version format.
Quote Tracking Status Rpt: Prints report by Customer number and summarizes all routing steps, completed, and outstanding.
Declined Quote Listing: Lists one or all declined quotes within a specified date range, with declined reason description.
New Tooling Quote Listing: Lists quotes requiring a new tooling, selected by various user entry fields.
Product Cost Report: Generates a detailed product cost report for specified quote or part, with additional user selected entry options.