From Messy Data to Decision-Ready Comparison
See how mercantis.ai orchestrates and automates your procurement workflow β from raw data intake to a source-linked comparison table
Find suppliers for the 120-line material list, select 5 with ISO 9001 certification, generate RFQ emails to send, extract and normalize the pricing from all quotation documents, flagging mismatches and building a side-by-side comparison with landed costs
items_list.xlsxSearching for industrial pump suppliers in Florida...
Found 47 suppliers in Florida. Filtering for ISO-certified manufacturers...
Selected 5 suppliers:
FlowTech Pumps Inc.
HydroSource Manufacturing
Industrial Pump Co.
PumpMasters Ltd.
AquaFlow Systems
Known Supplier (my@knownsupplier.com)
Drafting personalized RFQ emails for 6 suppliers...
Draft RFQ emails ready for your review. Send via Gmail when approved.
To: sales@flowtechpumps.com
Dear FlowTech Pumps, We are interested in obtaining a quotation for industrial pumps...
3 quotations received from suppliers. Extracting and normalizing pricing data...
Bid leveling complete! Here's your source-linked comparison:
| Supplier | Unit Price | Delivery Time |
|---|---|---|
| FlowTech Pumps Inc. | $8,450 | 5-7 days |
| HydroSource Manufacturing | $9,200 | 7-10 days |
| Industrial Pump Co. | $8,750 | 10-14 days |
Recommendation: FlowTech Pumps offers the best value with competitive pricing ($8,450) and fast delivery (5-7 days). All data source-linked to original documents.
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Level these 3 supplier bids β extract pricing and normalize to landed cost
I've extracted and leveled the 3 supplier bids. Here is the normalized comparison:
π Executive Summary
Bid leveling complete for 3 supplier quotations. Apex Components Co. offers the best overall value with competitive landed cost and fastest delivery times. MegaSupply International provides the most comprehensive warranty coverage. All data source-linked to original documents.
Pricing Comparison
| Supplier | Item | Unit Price | Currency | Delivery Time | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Components Co. | Sheet 1/4" (6.35mm) | $1,485.00 | $ | 7 days | N/A |
| Sheet 1/2" (12.70mm) | $6.55/kg | $ | 2 to 3 days | N/A | |
| MegaSupply Int. | Sheet 1/4" (6.35mm) | $1,620.00 | $ | 7 days | N/A |
| Sheet 1/2" (12.70mm) | $6.75/kg | $ | 3 to 5 days | N/A | |
| PrimeTech Mfg. | Sheet 1/2" (12.70mm) | $2,970.00 | $ | 48 hours (2 business days) | After order confirmation for in-stock items |
| Sheet 1/2" (12.70mm) | $3,280.00 | $ | 10 days | Longest delivery time among suppliers |
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"Our RFQ cycle used to take 10+ days of back-and-forth on PDFs. Now suppliers upload quotes to secure portals, the AI extracts and normalizes everything, and I have a decision-ready comparison in 48 hours. I finally leave the office on time"Carlos Mendez Procurement Manager, Electronics
"We manage a 200-line MBOM that changes every week. When we got hit with an allocation on a key component, mercantis.ai found three approved alternates in minutes β what used to take my team two days of calling distributors"Sarah Chen Industrial Buyer, Manufacturing
"Manually typing quote data into Excel was where we made our biggest mistakes β a missed zero, a wrong unit. Now the AI extracts everything from the supplier PDFs and every number links back to the source document. My team analyzes the deal instead of doing data entry"Marcus Rodriguez Supply Chain Director, Manufacturing
"Bid leveling used to be a nightmare β five subcontractors, five different PDF formats, all with different inclusions. mercantis.ai normalizes them into one comparison table in minutes. I can bid on more projects now because the prep time dropped by 80%"Jennifer Park Senior Estimator, Construction
"We bid on a $1.2M contract last month. The AI extracted and leveled quotes from 8 subcontractors overnight β landed costs, delivery terms, everything normalized. We submitted a sharper bid and won the project"David Thompson Project Estimator, Construction
"I track 1,400 MPNs across our PCBA Bill of Materials. The AI flagged 12 end-of-life components I hadn't caught yet and surfaced alternates with matching specs. That used to be a full week of manual checking on supplier websites"Michael Santos Sourcing Lead, Electronics
"Lead times shifted from 8 to 26 weeks on a critical part and I had to reshuffle three builds. mercantis.ai helped me find qualified alternates and orchestrate RFQs to six new suppliers in a single afternoon β what would have been a week of scrambling"Lisa Brennan Industrial Buyer, Manufacturing
"Our RFQ cycle used to take 10+ days of back-and-forth on PDFs. Now suppliers upload quotes to secure portals, the AI extracts and normalizes everything, and I have a decision-ready comparison in 48 hours. I finally leave the office on time"Carlos Mendez Procurement Manager, Electronics
"We manage a 200-line MBOM that changes every week. When we got hit with an allocation on a key component, mercantis.ai found three approved alternates in minutes β what used to take my team two days of calling distributors"Sarah Chen Industrial Buyer, Manufacturing
"Manually typing quote data into Excel was where we made our biggest mistakes β a missed zero, a wrong unit. Now the AI extracts everything from the supplier PDFs and every number links back to the source document. My team analyzes the deal instead of doing data entry"Marcus Rodriguez Supply Chain Director, Manufacturing
"Bid leveling used to be a nightmare β five subcontractors, five different PDF formats, all with different inclusions. mercantis.ai normalizes them into one comparison table in minutes. I can bid on more projects now because the prep time dropped by 80%"Jennifer Park Senior Estimator, Construction
"We bid on a $1.2M contract last month. The AI extracted and leveled quotes from 8 subcontractors overnight β landed costs, delivery terms, everything normalized. We submitted a sharper bid and won the project"David Thompson Project Estimator, Construction
"I track 1,400 MPNs across our PCBA Bill of Materials. The AI flagged 12 end-of-life components I hadn't caught yet and surfaced alternates with matching specs. That used to be a full week of manual checking on supplier websites"Michael Santos Sourcing Lead, Electronics
"Lead times shifted from 8 to 26 weeks on a critical part and I had to reshuffle three builds. mercantis.ai helped me find qualified alternates and orchestrate RFQs to six new suppliers in a single afternoon β what would have been a week of scrambling"Lisa Brennan Industrial Buyer, Manufacturing
"Our RFQ cycle used to take 10+ days of back-and-forth on PDFs. Now suppliers upload quotes to secure portals, the AI extracts and normalizes everything, and I have a decision-ready comparison in 48 hours. I finally leave the office on time"Carlos Mendez Procurement Manager, Electronics