Estimate turnaround
Working time and elapsed time from a cost-ready scope to an approved estimate.
Price custom equipment without rebuilding the cost from scratch.
Every estimator has a spreadsheet, a set of trusted suppliers and a memory of the last similar job. Bourne gathers the current material, labor, routing, supplier and actual-cost data into one estimate, then shows the assumptions that could move the margin.
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The estimate is only as current as its weakest input.
The cost may start with a BOM, but the number also depends on routing, labor, material, suppliers, freight, risk and what similar jobs actually consumed. Those inputs often live in different systems and private spreadsheets.
Bourne builds a traceable estimate, shows where each number came from and calls attention to stale rates or past overruns before the team sets a price.
A custom package looks profitable until actual labor enters the model.
- 01
Build
Bourne assembles the current BOM, routing, labor and supplier inputs.
- 02
Compare
It finds three delivered jobs with similar electrical scope.
- 03
Test
It shows how material escalation and labor variance change the margin.
- 04
Explain
Every assumption links to its source and effective date.
- 05
Approve
Estimating chooses the rates and contingency before pricing begins.
What should improve
Estimate-to-actual variance
Difference between approved estimate and delivered cost by major cost bucket.
Stale-input exposure
Value of bids that rely on rates older than the business limit.
Frequently asked questions
Can Bourne estimate custom equipment from a BOM?
Yes. Bourne can combine BOM, routing, labor, material, supplier and historical job data. The model and approval path reflect the way your finance and engineering teams already cost work.
Is this the same as aPriori?
aPriori specializes in manufacturing process simulation and digital-factory cost models. Bourne is broader workflow infrastructure: it can use aPriori output alongside ERP actuals, supplier quotes and commercial rules to run the bid process.
What does Bourne need before it can run product costing?
We start with a live product costing case, the source files your team used, the systems they checked and the final result. That gives us the real work, including the exceptions that a process diagram misses.
What happens when information is missing or contradictory?
Bourne does not fill the gap with a guess. It shows the missing or conflicting source, asks the right owner for a decision and keeps that answer with the case so the same question does not have to be solved again.
Can our team see why Bourne made a recommendation?
Yes. Each recommendation links back to the files, records, rules and prior decisions that support it. Your team can inspect the evidence before approving the next step.
Do we have to change the whole process at once?
No. We start with one workflow, one team and real customer work. Once it performs reliably, we connect the next step in the customer lifecycle.
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