The problem with one-by-one
- It is slow: each call waits for the one before it, plus every callback you are waiting on.
- It drifts: by the eighth call you are asking shorter questions than you asked the first.
- It goes stale: a price quoted at nine and a price quoted at two are not quotes from the same market.
- It stops early: most people stop at three quotes because the fourth costs another hour, not because three is enough.
What changes with AI calling: every call at the same time
PurchoSmart's agent calls the suppliers on your list at the same time, not in a queue. A request typically goes from submitted to a ranked report in about twelve minutes, because ten calls take as long as the longest one rather than all of them added up.
- Every supplier is asked the same questions in the same words.
- Every price is from the same moment, so the comparison is fair.
- Reaching more suppliers costs no extra time — one request reaches up to 10, 20 or 30 suppliers depending on your plan.
- Calls that ring out cost nothing; only connected minutes count.
Three quotes is not a sourcing strategy. It is where people stop when every quote costs an hour.
More quotes, better leverage
The cheapest supplier is often not one of the first three you would have called. When quotes cost minutes instead of hours, you can afford to ask the wider market — including your current supplier, whose number you can add to the request to see whether they are still competitive. How to find suppliers in the UAE covers where the rest of the list comes from.
See how a request runs, or book a demo and watch the calls go out together.