Stockroom · Request → Compare → Receive

Compare supplier quotes. Follow the order to receipt.

LineNow connects stockroom requests, supplier RFQs, quote comparison, and receiving. Give suppliers the same glove specification, compare their complete offers, and follow the selected quote into stock.

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Stockroom colleagues inspecting gloves and safety supplies — RequestComparePurchaseIllustrative workflow

01Request the right specification

Start with a request suppliers can quote.

Capture the specification, quantity, destination, and needed date. Route the requirement through the configured approval rules, then send the same request to the suppliers you want to compare.

Specify the item, unit, quantity, destination, and needed date.
Route the request through the configured approval rules.
Give every supplier the same requirement to quote.

Everyone prices the same 20-box requirement.

LineNow

One specification for every quote

Powder-free nitrile gloves · Size M

20boxes required

100gloves per box

2,000 glovesStockroom requirement

Illustrative workflow · Example quantities

02Compare complete quotes

Compare the whole supplier offer.

Bring supplier replies into the quote comparison. Review the extracted details, then compare price against MOQ, lead time, payment terms, and the actual requirement before deciding who gets the order.

Review supplier replies and the extracted quote details.
Compare the same unit, quantity, lead time, and terms.
Make the award decision after checking delivery and total cost.

The cheapest box is visible beside the delivery trade-off.

LineNow

Compare price and timing

20 boxes · Same glove specification

Price per box

Supplier ASelected$8.40

2 days · $168 total

Supplier B$7.90

5 days · $158 total

Supplier C$8.10

3 days · $162 total

Illustrative workflow · Example quantities

03Receive into the stockroom

Turn the award into received stock.

Create the supplier purchase order from the reviewed quote. Receive against that order, retain the goods receipt, and keep the outstanding quantity visible when the delivery is short.

Create the PO from the reviewed supplier quote.
Check the delivered quantity and record the goods receipt.
Keep the shortfall and incoming stock visible.

18 boxes received; 2 boxes still due.

Inside LineNow

Read competing offers beside the original requirement.

LineNow keeps supplier offers and quoted terms in the RFQ workspace. Review quantities, tiers, MOQs, and lead times before accepting an offer, while the supplier conversation remains accessible.

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LineNow RFQ comparison workspace showing a requirement and competing supplier offers, price tiers, minimum quantities, and terms — LineNow quote comparison workspace. Example sourcing record shown. View full size ↗

Make it work for your team

Keep responsibilities clear from request to receipt.

Each role works from the same requirement, with the review and approval steps configured for the business.

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Requesters: Specify the item and destination. Include quantities and needed dates so buyers can source accurately.
Approvers: Set rules around the business unit, request value, item count, and other supported approval conditions.
Buyers: Invite suppliers, review extracted quote details, select the offer, and manage the PO and supplier changes.
Stockroom staff: Check deliveries, record goods receipts and differences, and keep current and incoming stock visible.

Practical questions

Before you connect the workflow.

Understand the setup, the handoffs, and what your team reviews along the way.

Do suppliers need to change how they send quotes?

Does the system automatically choose the cheapest supplier?

Can a request require approval before sourcing?

What happens when only part of the order arrives?

Connect sourcing to the next task.

QuickBooks

Carry the reviewed purchase into accounting.

What belongs in an RFQ?

Prepare specifications that produce comparable supplier quotes.

Procurement product

See the broader requisition, approval, and inventory capabilities.

Walk through your own workflow

Bring a request and two supplier quotes.

See how the comparison, purchasing decision, and first goods receipt fit together in your stockroom.

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Compare supplier quotes. Follow the order to receipt.

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Start with a request suppliers can quote.

Capture the specification, quantity, destination, and needed date. Route the requirement through the configured approval rules, then send the same request to the suppliers you want to compare.

Specify the item, unit, quantity, destination, and needed date.

Route the request through the configured approval rules.

Give every supplier the same requirement to quote.

Everyone prices the same 20-box requirement.

Compare the whole supplier offer.

Review supplier replies and the extracted quote details.

Compare the same unit, quantity, lead time, and terms.

Make the award decision after checking delivery and total cost.

The cheapest box is visible beside the delivery trade-off.

Turn the award into received stock.

Create the supplier purchase order from the reviewed quote. Receive against that order, retain the goods receipt, and keep the outstanding quantity visible when the delivery is short.

Create the PO from the reviewed supplier quote.

Check the delivered quantity and record the goods receipt.

Keep the shortfall and incoming stock visible.

18 boxes received; 2 boxes still due.

Compare supplier quotes. Follow the order to receipt.

Nitrile gloves

Start with a request suppliers can quote.

One specification for every quote

Compare the whole supplier offer.

Compare price and timing

Turn the award into received stock.

Keep the open quantity visible

Read competing offers beside the original requirement.

Keep responsibilities clear from request to receipt.

Before you connect the workflow.

Connect sourcing to the next task.

Bring a request and two supplier quotes.

Compare supplier quotes. Follow the order to receipt.

Nitrile gloves

Start with a request suppliers can quote.

One specification for every quote

Compare the whole supplier offer.

Compare price and timing

Turn the award into received stock.

Keep the open quantity visible

Read competing offers beside the original requirement.

Keep responsibilities clear from request to receipt.

Before you connect the workflow.

Connect sourcing to the next task.

Bring a request and two supplier quotes.