Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - Why AI Isn’t the Answer for Quoting: The Risks of Using ChatGPT in Manufacturing, 450

Why AI Isn’t the Answer for Quoting: The Risks of Using ChatGPT in Manufacturing, 450

02/10/25 • 35 min

Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders

In manufacturing, speed matters—especially when it comes to quoting. If you can’t turn around quotes quickly and accurately, your customers will move on to someone who can. But should you leverage AI, like ChatGPT, to make the quoting process easier?

In this episode of MakingChips, we’re tackling a hot topic: the risks and limitations of using large language models for estimating and quoting.

Jason Ray, the co-founder and CEO of Paperless Parts, joins us to break down why these AI tools might not be the magic solution some shops hope for. From data security concerns to unpredictable costs and AI hallucinations that could lead to costly mistakes, we’ll explain why trusting a general-purpose AI with your quoting process might be more of a liability than a benefit.

Instead, we’ll explore a smarter approach—one that enhances human expertise rather than replacing it. If you care about accuracy, efficiency, and protecting your customers' data, you don’t want to miss this conversation.

Because if you’re not quoting quickly and accurately, you won’t be winning business. And if you’re not winning business, you’re not MakingChips, and you’re not making money. BAM.

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[0:27] Use Paperless Parts for your estimating and quoting needs
[2:21] The bottlenecks we all face with quoting
[10:24] Paperless Parts is razor-focused on estimating and quoting
[12:48] Meet us at The MFG Meeting in San Antonio
[14:53] Should you use an AI engine for quoting?
[19:08] Subjective vs objection AI
[31:02] Why this conversation is important

Resources mentioned on this episode

Paperless Parts
ProShop ERP
Meet as at The MFG Meeting in San Antonio!

Connect With MakingChips

In this episode of MakingChips, we’re tackling a hot topic: the risks and limitations of using large language models for estimating and quoting.

Because if you’re not quoting quickly and accurately, you won’t be winning business. And if you’re not winning business, you’re not MakingChips, and you’re not making money. BAM.

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[0:27] Use Paperless Parts for your estimating and quoting needs
[2:21] The bottlenecks we all face with quoting
[10:24] Paperless Parts is razor-focused on estimating and quoting
[12:48] Meet us at The MFG Meeting in San Antonio
[14:53] Should you use an AI engine for quoting?
[19:08] Subjective vs objection AI
[31:02] Why this conversation is important

Resources mentioned on this episode

Paperless Parts
ProShop ERP
Meet as at The MFG Meeting in San Antonio!

Connect With MakingChips

Previous Episode

The Business of MakingChips: From Shop Floor to CEO, 449

Many machinists dream of owning their own shop. But there’s a big difference between being great at making chips and being great at running a business—just like a skilled operator isn’t automatically a great manager.

That’s why we’re launching a new series—think of it as a MasterClass on starting, running, and growing a successful machine shop. Business school teaches general principles, but the real lessons? You learn those on the shop floor, through experience, and sometimes the hard way.

We want to bridge that gap, and we’re dedicating much of this year’s content to making it happen.

If you own or run a shop, we want to hear from you—what worked, what didn’t, and what you wish you had known. If you’re still dreaming of starting your own business, tell us what you want to learn.

And we’re not doing this alone. We’re bringing in industry experts to share their knowledge and experience.

So listen in, and let us know—what do you want to hear? What questions do you have? This series is for you, and we want to make sure it covers everything you need to succeed.

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(0:20) Why we love Paperless Parts for estimating and quoting
(2:45) Why we’re planning a masterclass
(8:05) We want to hear from you
(11:57) How we’re structuring the series
(15:20) Meet us at The MFG Meeting in San Antonio
(26:38) We’re collaborating with incredible partners

Resources mentioned on this episode

Connect With MakingChips

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