Quoting tool
Consistent quotes from past jobs and your pricing rules.
Custom software for manufacturers.
Your ERP runs the numbers, but a lot of the real work still happens in spreadsheets, email and on paper. We build the tools around it that make the day run smoother.
Common problems
Where the time usually goes.
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Quotes take too long
Pull past jobs, materials and pricing together, so an estimator reviews a draft rather than starting over.
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Orders get retyped from email
Software reads the order and fills in the ERP entry for a person to confirm.
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Nobody can see the shop floor
A simple live view shows what's running, late or stuck.
What we can build
Examples for your kind of organization.
Every project starts by looking at how your team actually works, so yours may look different.
Order entry
Turn emailed orders into clean entries, with exceptions flagged.
Production board
Live status by job and machine, updated from the floor.
Quality records
Capture inspections and issues on the spot, with history.
Supplier follow-up
Track open purchase orders and chase late deliveries.
Maintenance log
Requests and schedules in one place, not on paper.
Handled with care
What we watch for.
Production and customer data needs to stay right. We keep your ERP as the system of record, add checks before anything gets written to it and keep a record of each change.
Related problems
Common places to start.
Slow quotes and proposals
A customer asks for a price. Days later, after hunting through old files and asking around, you send it. Sometimes they've already moved on.
Read moreRetyping the same information
An order arrives by email. Someone types it into one system, then another, then a spreadsheet. It's slow and dull, and mistakes are easy to make.
Read moreSpreadsheets running the business
Someone built it years ago. It works, mostly. Now the business depends on it, and only one person fully understands it.
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FAQ
Common questions.
Do we have to replace our ERP?
No. We work around it and connect to it where it allows.
Our quoting is complicated. Can it still help?
Often that's where it helps most. We capture the rules your estimators use and leave them the final say.
Partner with Inkwell
Tell us where the time goes.
A few sentences is plenty. We'll tell you honestly whether custom software makes sense.