The document discusses Advanced Bidding and Estimating capabilities provided by the Cincom Business Suite for manufacturers of highly engineered products. The Cincom Business Suite is an advanced version of Microsoft Dynamics that combines Microsoft technology with Cincom's specialized capabilities for selling, engineering, contracting, project management, and after-sales service. It includes an Advanced Bidding and Estimating component designed for creating customer-specific proposals, contracts, and projects based on cost estimates within Microsoft Dynamics for a familiar experience.

1. Advanced Bidding and Estimating
for highly engineered products

2. Who We Are
• The only Microsoft Dynamics
GISV in manufacturing for AX
and CRM
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enterprise solutions
• Deep industry experience with
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3. Manufacturing Is a Challenging
Business—No Matter What You Make
If you sell, make and service:
• Highly engineered products
• Based on customer-specific proposals,
contracts or projects
You operate in one of the most complex
business environments anywhere
Some Industries Producing
Highly Engineered Products
• Industrial Equipment and Machinery
• High-Tech and Medical Equipment
• Transportation Equipment and
Specialty Vehicles
• Aerospace and Defense
• Government Contracting

4. Wouldn’t You Like Advanced Estimating
Capabilities—within Microsoft Dynamics?
The Cincom Business Suite:
• Is an advanced version of Microsoft Dynamics
• Combines Microsoft’s industry-leading technology with
• Cincom’s specialised selling, engineering, contract, project
and aftermarket service capabilities

5. Advanced Bidding and Estimating
• A component of the Cincom Business Suite
• Designed specifically for manufacturers of highly engineered
products
• Based on customer-specific proposals, contracts or projects
Built for businesses just like you.

6. No Reason to Change What’s Working
Advanced Bidding and Estimating is built right into Microsoft
Dynamics and:
• Provides a familiar, intuitive experience in a proven, easy-to-manage
environment
• Speeds development of cost estimates for engineer-to-order
products, custom services, new product development and
make vs. buy scenarios
• Quickly transforms estimates into order, contract and project
information

7. Win More New and Repeat Business
and Ensure that the Business You Win Is Profitable
• Reduce the cost of producing estimates by including all
product and service elements the first time
• Avoid costly rework or unbillable effort due to mistakes
• Have confidence that estimates are thorough, accurate and
profitable

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9. The Cincom Business Suite
An Advanced Version of Microsoft Dynamics for Complex Enterprises

10. The Cincom Business Suite
An Advanced Version of Microsoft Dynamics for Complex Enterprises
Modular Components mean you only
deploy (and pay for) what you need.
You decide.

11. The Cincom Business Suite
Advanced Bidding and Estimating
ESTIMATING
Cost
Integration
 Product and project
cost
 Cost categories
 Indirect cost application
Estimate
Breakdown
Structure
 BOM/WBS Hierarchy
 Pricing tools
Estimator
Workbench
 BOM/route drag and
drop
 Cost spreading
 Purchase request for
quotation
Revisions and
Scenarios
 Auto-copy
 What-if comparisons

12. Advanced Bidding and Estimating
Landing Page
See all estimates in
the system, including
items such as:
• Multiple Revisions
and Scenarios
• Cost Rollup
• Requests for
Quotes (RFQs)

13. Advanced Bidding and Estimating – Estimate
Designer Page
Allows engineers to
create cost estimates
by dragging and
dropping resources
directly from
Dynamics AX into
their cost structure or
estimate

14. Advanced Bidding and Estimating – Estimate
Designer Page
Estimate Designer
page showing costed
routes

15. Cincom and Microsoft Dynamics
Cincom, the Quadrant Logo, Cincom Acquire and Cincom
Guru are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cincom
Systems, Inc.
Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics and the Microsoft Dynamics
logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other trademarks belong to their respective companies.
©2014 Cincom Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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Cincom and the Quadrant Logo are registered
trademarks of Cincom Systems, Inc. Microsoft, Microsoft
Dynamics and the Microsoft Dynamics Logo are
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other
trademarks belong to their respective companies.
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All Rights Reserved
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Replace ALL of your customisations with ONE out-of-the-box solution.
The Cincom Business Suite was developed inside AX specifically for
project-based manufacturers of highly engineered products such as:
• Engineer-to-order, configure-to-order and mixed mode
• Government contracting
• Aerospace and defence
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