Can buyers compare supplier quotations before issuing an order?
RFQ, response and purchasing-order paths exist in the audited source. The comparison fields and approval route are confirmed for the buyer's account.
MPANDO HUB / Platform
Make material demand visible before it becomes a purchase commitment.
MPANDO HUB helps teams distinguish a material request from a supplier quotation, approved order and actual receipt. Procurement records can connect project demand, item details, price history, RFQ responses, commercial approvals and purchase orders. This gives buyers and suppliers a more precise basis for the next decision.
Who works in the network
- Project buyers gathering material demand
- Commercial managers comparing quotations
- Suppliers responding to requests
- Approvers controlling order commitments
A practical workflow
- Record project demand and the relevant material details.
- Review historical purchasing context without treating old prices as current offers.
- Send the supported RFQ to selected suppliers and collect responses.
- Compare scope, price basis, tax, currency, date and delivery terms.
- Approve and issue the purchase order through the applicable channel.
What the workflow helps clarify
- Keep project need, supplier response and order decision connected.
- Reduce ambiguity about what a quoted price includes.
- Give approvers a traceable path from demand to commitment.
Scope and limits
- Historical prices are context, not a current supplier commitment.
- A sent RFQ, a supplier response and an accepted order are separate states.
- Email dispatch and recipient delivery must be verified independently.
- Batch entry and communication channels have their own limits and approval rules.
Questions and answers
Is an invoice upload proof that goods arrived?
No. Physical receipt and document checks belong to the separate goods-receipt workflow.