The Nature of Customer Quotations   Customer quotations sit at the intersection of sales, operations, and finance. They appear simple on the surface. Price. Availability. Validity.    In practice, they require coordination across systems and teams.    Inventory checks  Pricing approvals  Lead time confirmations  Follow-ups with customers  Revisions and clarifications    Each quote becomes a small exception workflow.    Why Quotes Consume Disproportionate Time   Quotation work

The Hidden Bottleneck in Procurement   Most procurement teams believe their limitation is budget or vendor availability. In reality, the constraint is coordination capacity.    Vendor quotation management is one of the most labor-intensive procurement activities. Each RFQ requires outreach, follow-ups, comparison, clarification, and documentation. When handled manually, the volume a team can process is capped by staff availability.    As a result, procurement teams quietly na