Case Study

Quote Automation Service in Electronics Procurement

Breadboard Quote Automation Service product interface showing RFQ management dashboard

About Breadboard

Breadboard handles Printed Circuit Board component sourcing by allowing users to upload a Bill of Materials file. Based on that we are showing price, stock and availability from selected suppliers for the user to source from.

Illustration showing Printed Circuit Board component sourcing

Focused on Printed Circuit Board Component Sourcing

Breadboard focuses on sourcing components for PCBs. The platform shows real time market pricing for components.

Illustration showing real-time supplier database connections

Connects to supplier databases to pull real time information

Get prices in a matter of seconds. Manage total manufacturing costs and lead times automatically. Monitor supplier stock levels.

Illustration showing flexible data format input support

Works with any data format input

Breadboard doesn't care if it's an Excel or a PDF that gets uploaded, users can extract the required information to quote regardless.

The Project Scope

Build an automated, email-based Request For Quotation system. Research competitors, design interaction flows and pair with engineering on the implementation

I as a user...

Want to be able to get quotes on my custom parts directly from my suppliers.

I as a user...

Want to be able to negotiate prices with my suppliers directly without an API.

I as a user...

Want to be able to gather information from suppliers who lack API integration.

My role as a Senior Product Designer was to build an understanding of the feature requirements, user needs, technical constraints and translate our conceptual ideas into interactive prototypes we can build from.

Project roles and responsibilities diagram for Breadboard Quote Automation Service

RFQ Creation Flow

I as a user want to be able to create an RFQ, assign lines to my RFQ and select what suppliers I want to send them to. Actor: Breadboard User

RFQ Creation flow diagram - User actor perspective
RFQ creation step 1 - Create new RFQ interface
RFQ creation step 2 - Assign lines to RFQ
RFQ creation step 3 - Review RFQ details
RFQ creation step 4 - Select suppliers
RFQ creation step 5 - Send RFQ confirmation

RFQ Management Flow

I as a user want to be notified if I receive an update on an RFQ I sent out. I want to be able to send a follow up message, extract the bid from the suppliers message and accept it into my database. Actor: Breadboard User

RFQ Management flow diagram - User actor perspective
RFQ management step 1 - Receive notification of RFQ update
RFQ management step 2 - View supplier response
RFQ management step 3 - Extract bid from message
RFQ management step 4 - Review extracted bid data
RFQ management step 5 - Accept bid into database
Lines in RFQ overview - Quick view of RFQ lines with supplier bids and updates

Lines in RFQ

Users can get a quick overview of what lines are out on an rfq within their projects. Bids and updates from suppliers will be reflected here for the user to take action on.

Supplier communication interface - Email conversation thread within Breadboard

Supplier Communication

Users can continue the conversation with suppliers in their inbox, even if they don't have breadboard open. We forward all email conversation into breadboard with all the data being sent.

Breadboard interface close-up showing detailed feature view

Core Team Members

Balazs Korcsog - Lead Product Designer

Daniel Guldberg Aaes - Co-Founder + CEO

Samuel Hjelmfelt - Frontend Developer

Maria Bonfanti - Frontend Developer

Support & Feedback

Nick Freeman - VP of Engineering

Zachary Feuerstein - Founder, CEO

Juan Moreno - Software Engineer

Andres Kim Lee - Software Engineer

Nuri Ra - Software Engineer

Troy Kelley - Software Engineer

Emma Schroeter - Customer Success

Matt Rosenberg - Account Executive

Kevin Sheehan - Account Executive

Thank You For Reading!

Balazs K.

Balazs Korcsog
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