RFQBenchmark · Tool shops and B2B manufacturers

How fast doesyour shop answeran RFQ?

Six figures about how quote requests are handled at your company. You see what they add up to straight away. Peer figures are published once at least 30 shops have answered, and only ever from real answers.

Your figures

From the RFQ arriving to the client hearing from a person, even if it's only questions.

From the RFQ arriving to the quote leaving, on a typical request.

Requests you can't quote without asking the client something first.

Quotes someone chases after sending, rather than waiting for the client.

Quotes that become orders.

What your figures add up to

  • On average, 1.4 requests are waiting for a first reply at any moment.
  • 5 requests a week need questions back before they can be quoted.
  • 5 quotes a week go out with nobody following them up.

Worked out from your figures alone: requests a week × the hours each one waits, and the shares you gave.

Against other shops

Peer figures aren't published yet. They will be once at least 30 shops have answered, and they'll only ever come from real answers.

Add your figures

They go into the benchmark without your name. Leave an email if you'd like the report when it's published; we use it for that and nothing else.

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