Manufacturing

Custom Manufacturing Quotation & Job Economics

Prepares custom manufacturing quotations from customer drawings, material needs and production operations.

12 workspace menus · 5 role profiles · Connected records

Designed for production coordinators and the responsible business owners

Custom Manufacturing Quotation & Job Economics workspace interface preview; illustrative records and figures.
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Explore the system interface.

Operational workspace and record review. Select a screen to inspect it in full.

Operational dashboards and work queues.

Operational views

Review work, evidence, exceptions and authorised decisions within a defined operating scope.

Plant / work centrePeriodAssigned teamReview state

Dashboard measures

  • Active commercial requests
    Count of all records in the selected workspace.
  • Review queue
    Records at the third stage of the business workflow.
  • Needs attention
    Records with an assigned review requirement.
  • Final-stage records
    Records in the fourth business workflow stage.

Business workflow and operating scope

Prepares custom manufacturing quotations from customer drawings, material needs and production operations. Coordinates cost estimates and capacity approvals, records external processing assumptions and compares completed job costs with quotations, with visibility of margin and delivery exceptions.

Operational visibility

  • Workload and progress by plant / work centre
  • Outstanding reviews and assigned actions
  • Evidence completeness and exception history
  • Accepted outcomes and follow-up obligations

Operations

Operational overview

Review the work position and priority actions.

Custom manufacturing quotations

Coordinate custom manufacturing quotations with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Material needs

Coordinate material needs with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Production operations

Coordinate production operations with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Cost estimates

Coordinate cost estimates with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Capacity approvals

Coordinate capacity approvals with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

External processing assumptions

Coordinate external processing assumptions with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Completed job costs

Coordinate completed job costs with assigned responsibilities, linked records and review history.

Insights

Reports and saved views

Review the reporting scope and export agreed operational views.

Governance

Approvals and exceptions

Review delegated decisions, exceptions and recorded conditions.

Audit history

Trace accepted changes, decisions and accountable actions.

Access and configuration

Manage the agreed role permissions and configurable operating rules.

The end-to-end business journey.

From intake to authorised completion, with evidence at each decision.

01

Define the buying need

Establish the scope of custom manufacturing quotations, capture the required records and assign the accountable team.

02

Compare offers and evidence

Coordinate material needs and production operations with linked evidence and visible outstanding actions.

03

Record the award decision

Review the relevant conditions and exceptions. Record the authorised outcome and its supporting evidence.

04

Track fulfilment and exceptions

Confirm the resulting records and handovers. Track remaining obligations, later changes and follow-up actions.

Governance and control

  • Role permissions reflect the agreed responsibilities and restricted record access.
  • Required information and evidence are checked before the relevant decision or handover.
  • Exceptions have a named owner, recorded reason and an authorised resolution.
  • Approved changes retain their previous values, accountable decisions and linked evidence.
  • Integration mappings, business rules and acceptance criteria are reviewed with the customer.

Accountable roles

Production coordinator
Manufacturing engineer
Quality reviewer
Plant approver
Platform administrator

Permissions are configured and tested for the agreed responsibilities.

Data, interfaces and operating requirements.

Core records

Commercial requestCustom manufacturing quotationsMaterial needsProduction operationsCost estimatesCapacity approvalsDecisionSupporting evidenceActivity history

Systems and interfaces

  • ERP, production planning and material records
  • MES, quality or laboratory interfaces
  • Identity and role-based access services
  • Approved document and communication services

Interface scope, data mapping and testing are agreed for each engagement.

Implementation requirements
Confirm the operating boundaries for custom manufacturing quotations, responsible roles, review authority, record retention, interface mappings and acceptance scenarios.

Mobile and tablet access

Authorised users can review custom manufacturing quotations, supporting records and assigned actions through mobile and tablet access. The relevant tasks and permissions are agreed for the deployment.

Access approved workflows through the Dalfin mobile app. Device tasks and permissions are confirmed for the deployment.

AI extensions

Core workflows and approval rules are defined with your business owners. Operational AI can be assessed separately against a specific business outcome and review requirements.

AI extensions are scoped around the required data, business outcome and review controls.

Engineered with Genesis.

Structured application engineering

Connect requirements, roles, records, workflows and interfaces through the agreed Genesis engineering process.

Controlled changes

Review dependency impact and validation requirements. Context Memory supports governed changes and accepted application revisions.

Deployment and support

Agree customer cloud or on-premises requirements, device access, implementation acceptance and ongoing engineering support.

An example operating scenario

See the process, its exception and the evidence.

Start with custom manufacturing quotations and follow the record through the ‘Compare offers and evidence’ stage. Introduce a missing item or operating exception, record the authorised resolution and inspect the final handover, evidence and history.

What to review

  • A saved end-to-end transaction
  • An exception and its authorised resolution
  • Different operator, approver and reviewer permissions
  • Final records, history and the relevant report

Questions before implementation.

What can we review in a tailored demonstration?

Review a representative commercial request, its workflow stages, accountable roles, an exception and the resulting operational report. Bring the business process and existing system requirements that matter to your organisation.

How is the solution adapted to our organisation?

The operating scope covers your records, role permissions, review authority, business rules and integration boundaries. These requirements are agreed with the responsible business owners.

How does the solution connect with existing systems?

Connection design defines interfaces, data ownership, mapping, authentication and exception handling. The agreed implementation includes validation against the selected systems and workflows.

How are subsequent changes controlled?

The agreed engineering approach covers review of change impact, bounded implementation, validation and accepted revisions. Discuss the relevant Genesis Context Memory and support requirements during solution scoping.