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Quotation

Flow diagram of quotation screens & functions.

Flow Diagram & Functions
┌────────────────────────────┐ ┌────────────────────────────┐
│ Click "Request a Quote" │ │ Click "Request Pricing" │
│ │ │ │
└───────────┬────────────────┘ └───────────┬────────────────┘
│ │
│ ▼
│ ┌────────────────────────────┐
│ │ Pricing Department │
│ │ updates price information │
│ └───────────┬────────────────┘
│ │
│ ▼
│ ┌────────────────────────────┐
│ │ Go to Quotation Workboard │
│ │ Click Create Quotation │
│ └───────────┬────────────────┘
│ │
▼ ▼
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Quotation Form Screen │
│ - Add other costs │
│ - Add margin │
│ - Edit quotation │
│ - Export quotation to Excel │
│ - Send email to customer │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Quotation Workboard Screen.

Manage the list of created quotations, including the following functions:

1. Update customer feedback, quotation status (Win, Mismatch, etc.).

Track and update feedback and status for each quotation.

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2. Edit, update quotation - Quotation Form

  • Click on the quotation you want to edit.
  • The system will switch to the Quotation Form screen for you to perform actions such as adding costs, margin, editing content, exporting Excel file, sending email to customer, etc. ./img/quotation/view_quotation.gif

3. Send new price check request to Pricing department.

  • When you need a new quotation, you can send a request directly from the old quotation.

  • The Pricing department will update the price, then you return to the Quotation Workboard, click "Create Quotation" to switch to the Quotation Form and complete the quotation.

    ./img/quotation/resend_request.gif

4. Copy an old quotation to create a new one:

  • Select the quotation you want to copy, use the copy function to create a new quotation based on the old information, saving input time.

    Note: You can only copy a quotation if it was previously created (copy icon is green).

    ./img/quotation/copy_quotation.gif

5. Create, update Internal Booking information, send to BFSOne.

  • After the quotation is confirmed, you can create an Internal Booking from this quotation and send the information to the BFSOne system. ./img/quotation/create_ib.gif

  • You can resend a new Internal Booking based on the information of the old Internal Booking. ./img/quotation/save_as_ib.gif

    Note:
    • Green icon indicates Internal Booking was previously created.
    • Black icon indicates Internal Booking is being created for the first time.

Quotation Form Screen.

Case Study: Quotation FCL 2x40DC, NANSHA, CHINA -> HOCHIMINH, VIETNAM, term FOB

Demo video: https://youtu.be/6cwWaDSQWGg


Internal Booking Screen.

Demo video: https://youtu.be/L0-s335pG_Q


If the system does not have a price available

  • Click Request a Quote to create a custom quotation. Other operations are similar to the demo video above.

./img/quotation_fcl_1.png