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Reinventing the Supply Chain through an Expanded Product Ecosystem
By Michael Skinner, Editor
a whiteboard. Growing up in elec- tronics manufacturing and work- ing in various roles within the family business, CalcuQuote founder and CEO Chintan Su- taria recognized early on that the EMS industry held many opportu- nities for improved efficiency. Su- taria’s goal was to find a solution to replace the manual, time-con- suming proces ses that were pres- ent in the industry.
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RFQ Management Founded on the principles of
collaboration, renewal, and re- sponsibility. CalcuQuote learned to listen to its customer base early on. “The CQ team is on a mission to move the electronics industry forward and find new ways of solving age-old supply chain problems,” says Sutaria. In 2015, CalcuQuote re-
leased its flagship product, QuoteCQ, a comprehensive RFQ management solution designed for EMS. QuoteCQ includes bill of material (BOM) scrubbing, material costing, labor, and over- head estimation and final pricing calculations — everything need- ed to turn RFQs into profession-
alcuQuote, a supply chain software solutions provi der, began in 2014 as an idea on
al quotes. By the end of the year, CalcuQuote had an enthusiastic group of beta customers that saw the vision for a better way of quoting. By the end of 2016, Cal- cuQuote had partnered with some of the largest component distributors in the electronics supply chain, covering a large portion of the component mar- ketplace. CalcuQuote introduced sev-
eral new solutions to address problems in the electronics supply chain, including SearchCQ and BidCQ. CalcuQuote is driven pri- marily by unparalleled customer service, a nuanced understanding of customers’ challenges, and a focus on improving speed, accura- cy, and efficiency of supply chain processes. Throughout the com- pany’s growth, CalcuQuote has stayed true to its founding values of excellent customer service and being responsive to the most pressing challenges of the indus- try.
In 2020, CalcuQuote accel-
erated its growth in Europe by joining Elisa IndustrIQ. Elisa In- dustrIQ is focused on making in- telligent manufacturing happen through its member companies. With Elisa’s resources and geo- graphical reach, CalcuQuote has
expanded to more than 200 cus- tomers across 25 countries. Cal- cuQuote’s team has also contin- ued to grow, with team members in 15 metropolitan areas across the globe.
Core Products CalcuQuote offers six prod-
ucts centered around various in- dustry pain points. PortCQ is a portal for collaboration between EMS and OEM companies. It can enhance customer service with fast, on-demand and self-serve quote estimations, as well as lead generation and strategic customer acquisi- tion.
ponent challenges, such as checking availability during a shortage, or collaborating on new product design. BidCQ is a platform for sup-
pliers to interact and collaborate with their EMS customers, through an easy-to-use bid sheet management system and user- friendly interface. Users can
QuoteCQ includes bill of material (BOM) scrubbing, material costing, labor, and overhead estimation and final pricing calculations — everything needed to turn RFQs into professional quotes.
QuoteCQ is an end-to-end
RFQ management solution that simplifies and accelerates the quoting process through real- time contract and registered pricing, and built-in integrations for other systems. ShopCQ is a global purchas-
ing management system de- signed for EMS providers. Sup- plier API integrations allow for purchasing with real-time pric- ing and availability information. DevCQ is integrated into
third-party applications to pull component data to address com-
share RFQs, suggest alternates, manage franchised lines, and award business to suppliers. Lastly, StockCQ is an online
component marketplace built ex- clusively for OEM and EMS com- panies to trade components. It is limited to OEM and EMS compa- nies to help provide assurance that those selling the parts were also intending to use them. Transactions happen directly be- tween the seller and buyer.
Industry-Wide Applications More than 200 EMS compa-
nies trust CalcuQuote to handle their quoting and supply chain issues. For distributors, Cal- cuQuote digitalizes the cus- tomer’s experience through in- creased adoption of API solu- tions, while reducing the cost of transactions. With the company’s soft-
ware, EMS providers are more efficient in improving their RFQ generation process, which bene- fits OEMs. Responsiveness al- lows all parties to plan and fore- cast with greater accuracy. Fi- nally, using CalcuQuote’s inte- gration, software partners for ERP and MES companies can save thousands of development hours, bring solutions to life faster and provide users with a
seamless experience. Contact: CalcuQuote, 1910
Pacific Avenue, Suite 17080, Dallas, TX 75201 % 909-278-8233 E-mail:
info@calcuquote.com Web:
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