About 75% of shops polled admit that they really don’t know if work they win is actually making a profit. Wasting your time and shop energy winning work that is not profitable takes your time and energy away from work that is … it’s a downward spiral.
The proven design of KipwareQTE machine shop quoting software and a user interface that works simply insures that users will not miss steps in the quoting process and that costs estimated will mean not just winning work … but winning profitable work.
About 85% of job shops polled admit that they don’t respond to request for quotations because their quoting and estimating process is tedious, time consuming, difficult to use which causes them to miss the required deadline
The real world design of KipwareQTE® machine shop estimating software was created by “manufacturing guys” and eliminates the clutter and overly complex “features” of MRP and ERP packages to have you producing quotes and estimates quickly, easily … and most importantly … accurately.
More complex does not mean more efficient.
More expensive does not mean better.
More “features” does not equate to more powerful.
Kipware® was born on the shop floor to solve real world problems. Customers have told us over and over that using KipwareQTE® actually showed them why they were losing money … and taught them how to quote effectively.
“Things” they never thought of or even considered are now done automatically and they quote with confidence knowing the work they win is actually worth winning.
We used Kipware® every day … and still do … to not only win more work … but to ensure we win more profitable work.
KipwareQTE® is a complete cost estimating application for manufacturing that in the end will provide the user with an accurate, formal quotation to send in response for an RFQ. Your cost estimate will include :
KipwareQTE® can perform all these tasks … include all these costing options … and so many others. If you are not currently including items like perishable tooling or packing or deburring labor you are costing your shop profits. KipwareQTE® makes it super simple to include these costs so that you can be sure that you will not only be winning work … you’ll be winning PROFITABLE WORK.
BUT … KipwareQTE® can be MORE than just cost estimating and quoting. Optional modules can be employed to track actual resources vs. estimated and to easily perform cost comparisons between actual costs and estimated costs to insure that you are not only winning work … but winning profitable work.
Isn’t it time to STOP chasing work and wasting your shop’s time creating parts that are just losing money? … and taking time away from winning profitable work?
Need more info … click below to watch our series of in-depth videos or schedule a live, online demonstration.
Introduction, Outline and Estimating with KipwareQTE®
The Vital Importance of Cost Analysis to Profitability
Explore the ASSEMBLY estimating module that comes standard with KipwareQTE®.