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QuoteCQ | How to Auto Populate your Preferred Supplier with BOM Insights

Use your Data Source to indicate your current vendor in the BOM file and use it for making decisions over your components supply

QuoteCQ users who have their Data Source or ERP files connected in QuoteCQ can populate into their Bill Of Materials their current Suppliers. 

This information will allow the user to make decisions on the negotiation and selection of prices in the Material Costing tab.

In the BOM Tab, navigate to the Actions button > BOM Inights > Auto Populate Preferred Supplier:

In the Material Costing tab, you will be able to use this information to Exclude this Suppliers from the Bid Requests and to give them a Second Chance Opportunity

Also, if the selected supplier is different than the preferred supplier, the Review tab will highlight the line for you to decide whether it worths the change or not.