A manufacturer of high-end quality homes  with a number of remote sales offices needed a comprehensive system for providing and approving quotes for their prospective clients.  Since housing material pricing and transportation costs can change almost overnight, a timely method for updating the pricing database at each remote location was needed.  In addition, once an initial quote is completed it must be reviewed and approved by corporate sales, before construction can begin.  Phoenix Corporate Services, Inc. analyzed the workflow process and requirements of the client and developed a solution.  The solution was an automated quote system that utilized the Internet as a communications medium for updating and maintaining the remote location's pricing database as well as the processing of the quote for final approval.  To provide this solution Phoenix Corporate Services, Inc. did the following:

• Designed and created a comprehensive database for the various house models including options and pricing 
• Developed an application for automating the house quoting process
• Developed a process for automatically downloading models, options, pricing, and applications updates via the Internet to the remote sales offices' computers
• Developed a process for uploading quotes from the remote sales offices to corporate for review and approval.
• Developed a process for approving quotes at the corporate office and communicating the approval back to the remote sales offices 
• Created numerous multi-option inquiries and reports to support the overall operation of the quoting process