in testingElectrical estimating
Counting plans on the screen
Precon Takeoff Desk
Estimators counted devices and footage by hand on paper plans and retyped totals into spreadsheets, so bids were slow and errors were easy to make.
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Case study · Procurement
Sourcing bots for electrical gear
Sourcing bots that survey suppliers for a given part, compare price and availability, and produce a ranked top-3 report.
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How it was done · told by Thrifty Thea
The best price, found fast
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The problem
Finding the best price on specialty electrical gear took hours of calls and searching.
- 2
The bees make a plan
Sourcing bots that survey suppliers for a given part, compare price and availability, and produce a ranked top-3 report.
- 3
Build
- Took the part spec
- Searched suppliers and marketplaces
- Checked listings
- 4
Test
Produced a ranked PDF report
- 5
Where it stands
Price surveys and top-3 reports delivered for real switchgear parts.
The technology we used
Named, because we really use it.
- Grok Bot
- Web search
- PDF generation
Technology names are text only. Naming a vendor is not a partnership or sponsorship claim.
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