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ele-quoting-engine (ELECODE103)MCADConfidence: Medium

An in-house CNC quoting engine had a removal rate about 40 times too low, so a 12x8x0.5 in Delrin plate quoted $4,255 each instead of about $140 at qty 10, and admin pricing-rule edits were never saved and vanished on restart.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Mechanical Designer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources
ELECODE103/ele-quoting-engine PR #1: Straightedge retool: machined plastics, CNC routing, quote gate + RFQs
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 27-28 2026 (Oct 27 8:41 AM ET through Oct 28 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-28: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.