QLM Sourcing
Solve your Strategic Sourcing and
Supplier Management challenges with QLM Sourcing!
QLM SOURCING
QLM SALES
Streamline your Customer Quotation Process
with real time tracking, workflow and metrics.
QLM SALES
QLM COSTING
Our Activity Based Costing Solution will lead
to more accurate cost and margin analysis before
the customer quote is delivered!
QLM COSTING
When It Comes to The Distributor Quoting Process Winning Is Not Just Everything, It’s the Only Thing!
On October 24th, 2019, during the MDM Webcast, John Gunderson, said that an “improved quotation program will build a sustainable model that can take cost out of the quotations process.” That’s true. But “removing the cost” isn’t enough. Winning business is what it is all about. “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing!” – Vince [...]
“Extending Intelligence”: Does Your Technology Really Facilitate The “Sharing” Of Supplier Experience And Knowledge In A Systematic Way?
By: John Dickey QSTRAT based in Ann Arbor MI. In his recent post on how data silos undermine the effectiveness of the distributor quoting process, Jon Hansen talked about the importance of buyers sharing their “experience, knowledge, and information” to ensure that they “deliver maximum value to ALL stakeholders.” After reading the article, the one [...]How data silos undermine the distributor quoting process and why it needs to be fixed!
“A sourcing or tender process is used to select the best product or service for a certain category of expenditure. Unfortunately, lots of these processes are not run well, resulting in loss of large savings opportunities, delivery of poor-quality products, or less favorable terms. – Sourcing Process, Procurement Academy I remember the days of the [...]
Welcome to QSTRAT!
QSTRAT is an innovative provider of Supplier Management Software and Distributor Quoting Software for Manufacturing and Distribution companies.
Firms today face relentless margin pressure, tighter timelines and global competition that require streamlined procedures and better understanding of real costs to help drive predictable profits. At QSTRAT, our team is completely focused on working with our clients to help them achieve these goals with our industry leading software and services.
Today, our suite of supplier management products process hundreds of thousands RFxs annually from users in hundreds of facilities in over twenty countries globally.
Quote Better. Price Better. Source Better.
QStrat offers expert solutions for Sourcing, Customer Quoting & Costing
QLM Sourcing
Increase your profitability by using the cloud-based solution that’s trusted by leading automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors.
QLM Sales
Need to turnaround your complex quotation details faster? Let QLM Sales be the solution by giving you real time control, transparency and the ability to automate the tracking of your customer quotation process.
QLM Costing
Tired of managing complex quotes using rigid spreadsheets? Need a better tool to prepare accurate quotations? Quote with confidence with QLM Costing.
QSTRAT Consulting Services
ERP or CRM Solutions
QSTRAT provides integration services with ERP and CRM applications
ERP Strategic Advisory Services
Our proven process provides a readiness scorecard and recommended action plan
Automotive Sequencing
The essence of automotive sequencing is for suppliers to deliver parts to the manufacturers just in time.
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QStrat – Lifecycle Management Suite
Does your organization use an ERP or CRM solution from SAP, infor, QAD, Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce or similar? QSTRAT provides integration services with ERP and CRM applications to ensure data flows smoothly and accurately through QLM Sourcing, QLM Sales and your enterprise applications.
Industries
For manufacturers and distributors dissatisfied with Excel, our Supplier Management solutions and quotation products improve inbound and outbound processes for sourcing, costing and sales speed.
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Aerospace
A top trend in aerospace and defense revolves around developing a mutually beneficial relationship with suppliers.
What Our Clients Say
KSR International Co.
Up and Running with QLM Sourcing in 5 Days
“Our team is now utilizing a much more efficient process to collaborate, deliver and evaluate RFQs. This is a significant process improvement for us from the days of managing emails, faxes and spreadsheets.”
BAE Industries, INC.
QStrat Helped BAE Become a Better Manufacturer
“For BAE, QLM Sourcing is much more than a great tool to compare price, labor, raw material, packaging, and transportation among our suppliers. It’s helping BAE become a better manufacturer by using QLM Sourcing as a learning tool for suppliers. Through this process we are driving our quality initiatives forward.”
Driv-Lok Inc.
Accurately Track Projected vs. True Costs
“By leveraging the QLM suite of products with our existing MFG/PRO and Cyberquery solutions we can now accurately quote, track successes and measure our accuracy of our projected costs versus our true costs when entered into our MFG/PRO system.”
