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Automate RFQs & Sourcing in Industrial Distribution: What It Looks Like
Last updated July 2026
Illustrative scenario based on typical industrial distribution operations and published industry benchmarks — not a specific customer.
To automate RFQs and sourcing, capture the request, benchmark it against fair market value, compare supplier options, and produce a quote in minutes instead of days. Maintained drafts the quote and flags any price above fair value; your team approves before it goes out.
The starting point
Multi-branch distributors carrying deep MRO and production-equipment catalogs, where imbalance and dead stock hide across dozens of locations. Quotes take three to four days of manual back-and-forth, and without a fair-value benchmark, buyers overpay and lose deals to faster competitors.
What changes
Maintained gives one live view of what's held, what it's worth, and what to do with it. Compress RFQ cycles from days to minutes Benchmark every quote against fair market value to flag overpriced buys
The outcome
To automate RFQs and sourcing, capture the request, benchmark it against fair market value, compare supplier options, and produce a quote in minutes instead of days. Maintained drafts the quote and flags any price above fair value; your team approves before it goes out.
The economics
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Tell us where the cash is trapped — excess stock, idle surplus, slow RFQs — and we'll show you the outcome Maintained can unlock.