Simplify Costing and Estimating with Flexible Quantity Types in QuickEasy BOS
Accurate estimates are the foundation of profitable manufacturing. But when your products involve different materials, production stages, setup times, and varying batch sizes, creating reliable estimates can quickly become a challenge.
QuickEasy BOS takes the complexity out of estimating. It helps you build accurate, repeatable estimates while giving you the flexibility to handle even the most demanding manufacturing environments.
Start with an Estimate Type
Every estimate in QuickEasy BOS begins with an Estimate Type. Think of it as a template that defines everything that can be included in a particular type of job.
For example, if you run a bakery, your Estimate Type can include:
- All the ingredients you use.
- Production processes such as mixing, baking, cooling, and packaging.
- Setup activities, such as preparing equipment.
- Waiting or curing times, such as allowing dough to rise or products to cool before packaging.
Each material, process and setup activity is quantified and costed automatically, giving you a complete picture of what it takes to produce the finished product.
Instead of relying on memory or spreadsheets, you have a consistent, repeatable process that helps you estimate with confidence.
See the complete cost of every job
Manufacturing costs extend far beyond raw materials. QuickEasy BOS allows you to include:
- Material quantities
- Labour and machine processes
- Setup costs
- Fixed costs
- Waiting times
- Packaging processes
This means your estimates reflect what really happens on the factory floor, helping you price your products more accurately and protect your profit margins.
Quantity Types make complex calculations simple
Not every item in an estimate behaves the same way. Some costs stay the same regardless of the job size. Others increase with every unit you produce. Some depend on the number of batches, sheets, panels, lengths, or other production measurements.
That’s why QuickEasy BOS provides multiple Quantity Types.
Quantity Types determine how the quantity of a material or process is calculated within an estimate. Depending on your manufacturing requirements, you can calculate quantities based on fixed amounts, the total job quantity, production batches, and other specialised calculation methods.
This flexibility allows QuickEasy BOS to handle a wide range of manufacturing industries without forcing you into one rigid estimating model.
Use only the features you need
Powerful software doesn’t have to be complicated. QuickEasy BOS includes a General Setting that lets you choose which Quantity Types your business uses.
By default, only Fixed and Job quantities are enabled. These cover the needs of many businesses and keep the costings simple and uncluttered.
As your manufacturing requirements become more sophisticated, you can enable additional Quantity Types when you need them. You see the functionality that’s relevant to your business—nothing more.
From estimating to production
Estimating is only the beginning.
When your estimates are linked to Production Planning, QuickEasy BOS can guide the entire manufacturing process.
The system can help:
- Plan production activities.
- Allocate machines to specific jobs.
- Guide operators through each production stage.
- Ensure every material and process is accounted for.
Because your estimate already contains the complete manufacturing recipe, your production team has the information they need to deliver the job efficiently.
Flexible enough for simple and complex manufacturers
Whether you manufacture baked goods, furniture, engineering components, packaging, fabricated products, or custom-built items, QuickEasy BOS adapts to the way you work.
You can start with straightforward estimating and expand into more advanced costing calculations as your business grows—all without changing systems.
See how QuickEasy BOS can improve your estimating
Accurate estimates lead to better pricing, improved profitability, and smoother production.
QuickEasy BOS gives you the tools to build detailed estimates without unnecessary complexity, thanks to flexible Estimate Types and powerful Quantity Types that adapt to your manufacturing process.
Contact us today to arrange a free demonstration and discover how QuickEasy BOS can simplify costing, estimating and production planning for your business.