Web Part Costing Service Survey

These questions ask for your feedback on a service concept that we believe will help you accomplish your product sourcing with less effort and better results. Your answers will help us understand the strengths and weaknesses of our business idea. 

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* What is your company type?

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* What is your primary industry? (Select all that apply)

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* Which part commodities do you work with? (Select all that apply)

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* What is your role in your company? (Select all that apply)

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PLEASE EVALUATE THIS CONCEPT: A secure website using proven technology that automatically selects the optimal method to manufacture each part in your RFQ and produces a cost estimate for any manufacturing region in the world. The product simulates over 300 manufacturing operations including plastics, sheet metal, machined parts, castings, forgings, additive, and assemblies, as well as tooling, engineering, and secondary operations. The website also allows you to upload your vendor bid responses for comparison.

<strong>PLEASE EVALUATE THIS CONCEPT</strong>: A secure website using proven technology that automatically selects the optimal method to manufacture each part in your RFQ and produces a cost estimate for any manufacturing region in the world. The product simulates over 300 manufacturing operations including plastics, sheet metal, machined parts, castings, forgings, additive, and assemblies, as well as tooling, engineering, and secondary operations. The website also allows you to upload your vendor bid responses for comparison.

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Step 1. Import 3D Model

<strong>Step 1.</strong> Import 3D Model

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Step 2. Enter or import part information

<strong>Step 2.</strong> Enter or import part information

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Step 3. Select parts and launch costing

<strong>Step 3.</strong> Select parts and launch costing

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Step 4a. Explore resulting cost estimates

<strong>Step 4a.</strong> Explore resulting cost estimates

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Step 4b. Explore manufacturing details including times and costs for each operation

<strong>Step 4b. </strong>Explore manufacturing details including times and costs for each operation

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Step 5a. Upload bids from your RFQ system and compare

<strong>Step 5a.</strong> Upload bids from your RFQ system and compare

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Step 5b. Select and export reports in CSV or Excel

<strong>Step 5b.</strong> Select and export reports in CSV or Excel

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* What is your initial reaction this concept?

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* Is there any information that you would not use? (Select all that apply)

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* Is there any information missing from the screenshots that would be useful? (Please explain)

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* How unique is this concept compared to other products currently available?

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* How relevant is this concept to you personally?

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* From the list below, which best describes your thinking about this concept?

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* At what price per part analyzed would you consider the concept service to be…

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…priced so low that you’d be concerned about the product being discontinued?
…a bargain – a great value for the information and productivity provided?
…starting to get expensive, so that it is not out of the question, but you would have to give some thought to using it?
…so expensive that you would not consider using it?

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* How likely are you to use this service if it were available today?

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* How often would you have use for this type of service?

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* How many parts per month do you have to analyze?

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* What do you like most about this concept?

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* What do you like least about this concept?

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