The ordering workflow starts when a customer (your client to you, or you to a supplier) sends a request for quote to one or multiple distributors or suppliers. Your customers have a limited budget, and therefore they want to be able to compare a number of offers before they decide where and when to buy their products. To get an indication of the offers and the prices, they place a so-called Request for Quote or RFQ with a number of suppliers. The RFQ contains the type of product and number of products that the customer wants, with a time interval in which they would like to have the products delivered.

RFQ properties

The RFQ has the following properties to be entered:

• Product name
  The product to order
• Quantity
  The number of products to order
• Cutoff date
  In many cases, the RFQ process takes a limited time, and will be broken off after a certain cutoff date. In the game, this date is often indicated with the label 'Respond before'
• Earliest delivery date
  The earliest date of delivery that the client accepts
• Latest delivery date
  The last possible date of delivery
• Suppliers
  Selected suppliers to send the RFQ to