Catalogue quoting
Turn a customer brief into a priced product selection that respects your technical and commercial rules, in minutes rather than days.
Who is it for?
For manufacturers and distributors whose value lies in their ability to pick the right reference from a broad catalogue, configure the right options, and quote fast without leaving margin on the table. Valves, instrumentation, motors, compressors, fluid equipment: catalogue-rich worlds with many standards, where response time alone can win or lose the deal.
The business need
Today, catalogue quoting consumes a lot of expertise for little perceived added value. The salesperson reformulates the need, opens several Excel files and supplier catalogues, checks compatibilities, applies margin rules and finally formats the offer. The result: an average of one week to one month to produce a standard quote, while some competitors respond in a few days.
Most CRMs can't generate this kind of technical quote: they track the relationship but don't size anything. Excel remains the go-to tool, flexible but fragile: formula errors, no traceability, no integration with product master data.
How DARYL helps
DARYL takes the customer brief in natural language (text, voice, email or specification document) and turns it into a priced technical and commercial proposal. The proprietary Knowledge Graph encodes your catalogue, your compatibilities and your commercial rules: DARYL picks inside your catalogue, by your rules.
Natural-language brief
The salesperson describes the customer need in speech, text or images. DARYL extracts the intent, usage context and constraints.
Domain Smart Tags
Pressure, flow, temperature, fluid, standard: technical parameters are structured as visible, editable smart tags.
Product selection
DARYL proposes the catalogue reference that fits your constraints of compatibility, standards, availability and target margin.
Priced quote
Analytical line items, cost, margin and net price generated automatically, ready to send or push to your CRM.
Industry examples
Valves & instrumentation
Pick the control valve that fits a fluid, pressure and industry standard, then generate the quote with accessories (actuator, seals, fittings).
Electric motors
From a photo of the nameplate, propose a higher-efficiency-class replacement and include the ROI in the quote.
Compressed air & fluid networks
Configure a compressor, a dryer and a Sertinox network consistent with the flow, pressure and daily usage the customer described.
Industrial distribution
Handle high inbound volume with consistent quote quality regardless of which salesperson produces them.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to produce a catalogue quote with DARYL?
A few minutes between the customer brief and the priced quote, where a classic process averages one week to one month for a standard offer. The salesperson no longer has to reopen supplier catalogues and Excel files to check compatibilities and apply margin rules.
Does DARYL select from our own product catalogue?
Yes. The proprietary knowledge graph encodes your catalogue, your compatibility rules and your commercial rules. DARYL picks inside your catalogue, by your rules and your know-how, not from a generic database.
Do we need a perfectly structured product master data set first?
No. DARYL learns from the technical and commercial documents you already have: catalogues, product sheets, compatibility rules, Excel models and past quotes. Ingestion takes a few days and requires no prior modelling work.
How is this different from a classic CPQ or from Excel?
A classic CPQ relies on rigid decision trees that are slow to configure and expensive to change. Excel stays flexible but fragile: formula errors, no traceability, no integration with product master data. DARYL configures through a natural-language conversation, with domain skills your business users can edit directly.
Can the generated quote be sent to the customer or pushed to our CRM?
Yes. Analytical line items, cost, margin and net selling price are generated automatically, exportable to PDF and XLS, sendable by email and syncable with your CRM.
Which industries does catalogue quoting apply to?
Manufacturers and distributors with broad catalogues: valves and instrumentation, electric motors, compressed air and fluid networks, industrial distribution. These are catalogue-rich worlds with many standards, where response time wins or loses the deal.
Your catalogue quotes, in minutes rather than days
Let's talk about your catalogue, your technical rules and a DARYL pilot tailored to your sales cycle.
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