Machine-Shop-Quotes.com
MachiningPartner.com
San Jose, California, USA
Phone: 800-465-2054
sales@machine-shop-quotes.com or
sales@machiningpartner.com

Supplier - Frequently Asked Questions !
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What is Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com?
How do I establish an account with Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com?
What types of RFQ opportunities are available through www.MachiningPartner.com?
As a supplier, what are the benefits of using www.MachiningPartner.com.com?
What is the NTMA?
What are the costs of participation in the Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com marketplace?
How does Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com track RFQs that are posted on the marketplace but awarded to a member of the Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com Supplier Network offline?
What is a Customer Listening Survey and why do I need one?
How do I receive RFQ opportunities throughMachine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com?
How do I view the CAD drawings associated with the buyer's RFQ?
What happens if I have questions for the buyer concerning a RFQ?
How do I respond to a buyer's RFQ?
In the quoting process can I collaborate with the buyer on the RFQ?
What happens if I need to revise or withdraw a quotation?
How will I know if I have been awarded the opportunity?

What is Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com?
Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com are the products offered by Low Cost Solution LLC. They offer you the facilities of an online marketplace where you, as a buyer, can avail the services of manufacturing service providers, audited and selected by our professionals.
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How do I establish an account with Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com ?
You can register online with us as a supplier, or you can get in touch with us for more details.
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What types of RFQ opportunities are available through Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com?
The marketplace, offered by www.MachiningPartner.com, has been categorized into the following services:

•  CNC, Machining,Milling
•  CNC, Turning,Lathe
•  Castings
•  Engineering & Design.
•  Electronics & Electrical.
•  Fabrication, Forgings.
•  Metal Finishing.
•  Mold Making, Pallets.
•  Plastics & Rubber.
•  Prototyping and Tool & Die.

The above categories have sub-categories which can be viewed by clicking here . As you choose your category and the sub-category, the opportunities presented to you would be in line with the options that you had chosen during your registration.

As a supplier, what are the benefits of using Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com?
Manufacturing service providers receive benefits of cost reduction, new business opportunities, and increased productivity when you register with us. As a service provider, you pay as and when you get results. In this way we help you to enhance the chances of your business growth.
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What is the NTMA?
Over 1,800 quality manufacturing suppliers, throughout the US , are represented by the National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA). The companies who are the members of this association are involved in design and manufacturing of special tools, dies, jigs, fixtures, gages, molds, special machines, and precision machined parts, having large and vital customer base, such as, defense, automotive, aerospace, appliance, agricultural equipment, electronics, medical, semiconductors, and many more. In this scenario, every one of these manufacturing service providers has been assigned with projects at one time or the other by the industries. There are over 125,000 skilled tool makers, die makers, mold makers, and machinists who form NTMA. Collectively these skilled service providers have a yearly capacity of approximately 265 million skilled man-hours. The company members of NTMA are in all the 43 states out of the 50 in the US . These are organized as local chapters, comprising of nearly 50 chapters, and tool centers all over the country.
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What are the costs of participation in the Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com RFQ marketplace?
Registration fee - You would be required to pay a onetime registration fee of $495 when you register with us.
Pay the commission when you get the result - It is evident that nothing can be guaranteed by us as far business is concerned when you register with www.MachiningPartner.com. But it is guaranteed that you pay only when you get results. You pay a nominal 5% - 3% of the total contract value when you are awarded with a project by a buyer. Manufacturing service providers pay only a commission on their first and all consequent project awards.

Bills are presented with a Net 30 days payment terms, and delayed payments, after 60 days, will be levied with an interest at the rate of 1.5%. All payments are paid via check, wire transfer,check by fax and should be made out to: Low Cost Solution , if you selected wire transfer you will be provided banking information

How does www.MachiningPartner.com track RFQs that are posted on the marketplace but awarded to a member of the Machine Shop Quotes and www.MachiningPartner.com Supplier Network offline?
Our members regularly file activity reports online, and we are partly dependent upon the information provided to form an opinion regarding the integrity of our members. In addition both buyers and vendors must agree to our terms of service.
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What is a Customer Listening Survey and why do I need one?
To further strengthen the performance of the manufacturing service providers, brief but meaningful interviews are held pertaining to their customer base. This has been arranged by www.MachiningPartner.com in teaming up with IV Systems, Inc. In this interview the buyers are asked questions related to their observation with reards to the performance by the service providers that they had engaged on various projects. The subjects of the interview may include:

•  Product / Service Quality.
•  Customer Service.
•  Delivery and Shipping.
•  Quoting Process.
•  Engineering / Technical Support.

There are two reasons for gathering the information from the feed-back received from the buyers. The first one being, to help and provide the manufacturing service providers with a better understanding of their customer base, and the second is that, it provides us with a better understanding of you as a service provider. After we have carried out the interview, we provide you with the data, and a clear note relating to our observation.
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How do I receive RFQ opportunities through www.MachiningPartner.com?
We send information to suppliers by email as and when business opportunities become available. Such a mail would generally consist of the quote request from the buyer and a link to SourceAuthrity website, where the supplier can view all the details. All you would need to do is to log in and go to the appropriate link on "My Account" page, and view the details.
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How do I view the CAD drawings associated with the buyer's RFQ?
The files, pertaining to the project, including the CAD files, may be downloaded by the suppliers for viewing. All suppliers must agree to terms of service including non disclosure agreement prior to being able to view any confidential or proprietery information.
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What happens if I have questions for the buyer concerning a RFQ?
On receiving the request for quote, the supplier can get in touch with the buyer directly for any required clarifications, and he does so through the messaging system that we have set up within our website.
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How do I respond to a buyer's RFQ?
The quotations from the suppliers are submitted online in simple formats. The offers submitted by the service providers are made available to the buyers along with their profiles, which lists the contact information, their facilities, and credit scores.
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In the quoting process can I collaborate with the buyer on the RFQ?
www.MachiningPartner.com has provided the right tools for buyer and service providers to communicate, and we encourage constant dialog between the two business partners. By using the tools provided, you get to clarify the matters on the project, and make suggestions or comments. The exchanges of messages, corresponding to the request for quote, are archived for referencing them later.
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What happens if I need to revise or withdraw a quotation?
The system allows you to edit or withdraw the quotations, though it is necessary that you submit your offers complete in all detail, along with accurate information.
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How will I know if I have been awarded the opportunity?
As and when you receive an award for a project, we notify you by email. As the buyers contract you for production, it becomes necessary for the buyer to send hardcopies of that contract to you and to us.
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