Regarding the design project manager, supplier
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Since I started working, I’ve been dealing with technology; I’m not very familiar with project management or the various aspects involved in projects. For example, right now the entire chemical industry is not in good shape, and the quotes offered by each design firm are truly extremely low. But then, why do so many suppliers still go to great lengths to approach the project manager of the design team? Given the current situation, how much gray area remains? Could some informed friends share a bit?
How could anyone answer such a sensitive question?
The low quotes from design firms are mainly due to a reduction in the design costs. The prices of the equipment and materials purchased are set by the manufacturers, and the quotes provided by design firms for such equipment and materials are at least as high as the prices given by the manufacturers. If manufacturers want to capture the market, they need to cooperate with design firms; sometimes they even have to compete at a loss just to gain visibility – from a strategic perspective.
The answer doesn’t address the question. This has nothing to do with quotes; design institutes never compete with manufacturers.
This post was last edited by Wise Ming on 2017-2-16 at 20:40. The questions in the first section are too focused on specific issues, and they involve speculation and reasoning. The selection of equipment and materials for a project is determined by unified design specifications or standard guidelines; at the very least, there are institutional standards in place. It’s not something that can be resolved simply by the supplier approaching the project manager on their own initiative to make purchases. It is normal for suppliers to seek recommendations or introductions for their products from design firms; it is also normal for them to hope that, through the designers’ selection process, their products will make it onto the shortlist for a project. After all, you see that suppliers go to great lengths to approach the project managers of the clients in order to sell their products. As for the claim that “suppliers go to great lengths to contact the project manager of the design party,” in my opinion, it’s more effective for suppliers to approach the professional lead designer rather than the project manager.
It’s very honest and hits the mark! Especially the last sentence.
The designer can recommend suppliers, and since it is a design project, the client places more trust in the recommendations of the design firm.