Multi-supplier quote comparison
When quotes trade off against each other — one is cheapest but slow, another is in stock but costs more, a third offers better payment terms — enter them all and this tool normalises price, lead time, payment terms and warranty into a weighted score out of 100. A visual price comparison and the gross margin at your target resale price sit right on top, so the cheapest quote and the best-margin quote are both visible at a glance. The highest-scoring supplier is highlighted, ranked in order, and the reasoning is right there for a manager or a report.
Suppliers
One unit price, lead time, payment terms, warranty and target resale price per supplier. Rows that aren't fully filled in are skipped.
Weights
What matters most in this decision? Weights are normalised automatically.
Unit price comparison
Quoted unit price per supplier — the longest bar is the cheapest.
Gross margin at resale price
(Target resale price − unit price) ÷ target resale price. Rows without a target price above the buy price are omitted.
Ranking
Score out of 100, weighted by your priorities. Highest score wins.
1. Supplier CBest value
$0.92 /pc · 6d lead · 60d terms · 12mo warranty
Margin at $2.4 resale: 61.67%
70
2. Supplier A
$1 /pc · 3d lead · 30d terms · 12mo warranty
Margin at $2.4 resale: 58.33%
50.61
3. Supplier B
$1.15 /pc · 1d lead · 30d terms · 24mo warranty
Margin at $2.4 resale: 52.08%
30
Recommendation: Supplier C
Supplier C scores 70 — the next best (Supplier A) scores 50.61. Weights were price 50%, lead 30%, terms 20%, warranty 0%.
How the score works
Each factor is normalised across the suppliers you entered: the best value in each column gets 100 and the worst 0, then your weights blend the four into one score out of 100. Because it's relative to the quotes in front of you, the ranking is fair even if every price is in a different currency — enter them all in the same currency first.
Gross margin is (target resale price − unit price) ÷ target resale price. If you sell at the same target price regardless of supplier, the lowest-cost supplier carries the best margin — the comparison bars make that visible before you commit to a source.
Weight the factors that matter for this buy — an urgent shortage calls for a heavy lead time weight, a routine replenishment might weigh price alone. This is a decision aid, not a substitute for checking lead time commitment, quality and support.
Chosen your supplier? Generate the RFQ or purchase order from the winning quote, or check the landed cost of the imported order before you commit.
Frequently asked questions
How is the weighted supplier score calculated?
Each factor is normalised across the suppliers you entered — the best value in a column scores 100 and the worst 0 — then your four weights (price, lead time, payment terms, warranty) blend them into one score out of 100. With the default weights of 50/30/20/0 the price score dominates the ranking.
Can I compare suppliers quoted in different currencies?
Because every factor score is relative to the quotes you entered in that run, the ranking is fair even across currencies — but the tool asks you to enter all prices in the same currency first, since the gross margin math subtracts them directly.
How is gross margin at resale price calculated?
Gross margin = (target resale price − unit price) ÷ target resale price. Rows without a target resale price above the buy price are omitted rather than shown as a misleading negative, and the best-margin quote fills the comparison bar so it is visible against the cheapest quote.
Which supplier should I choose if price is my only priority?
Set the lead time, terms and warranty weights to zero and price to 100 — the ranking then reduces to lowest quoted price. In general the tool's weights let you shift the decision: an urgent shortage calls for a heavy lead-time weight, while a routine replenishment might weigh price alone.
A decision aid, not a substitute for verifying a supplier's lead time commitment, quality and after-sales support. ICBOMS is not affiliated with the suppliers you compare.