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# Start Here

Find your way around the Silkline docs, organized by each stage of the procurement highway

**Welcome to Silkline, the procurement platform that gets parts from "I need a part" to "the part is at my dock" as quickly, efficiently, and cheaply as possible.**

Silkline works like a **procurement highway**. Plans and requests are the on-ramps, RFQs and quotes find the right supplier, and orders and check-ins carry the part to your dock. Fast lanes let you skip stages you don't need, and checks like approvals slow things down where you need control.

<a href="/overview.md" class="button primary" data-icon="location-smile">Take the tour</a>

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**New to Silkline?** The [Overview](/overview.md) walks you through the whole highway in a few minutes and shows where your role fits in.
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## Travel the highway

Each stage is in the order a part moves through Silkline. Start wherever your work begins.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Plans</strong></td><td>Optional module: turn BOMs, build plans, and MRP runs into dated part needs.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/demand.md">Demand</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Requests</strong></td><td>Say which parts you need, how many, and by when.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/requests.md">Requests</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>RFQs</strong></td><td>Ask suppliers for pricing without leaving Silkline.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/requests/rfqs.md">RFQs</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Quotes</strong></td><td>Capture cost and lead time from any supplier format.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/quotes.md">Quotes</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Orders</strong></td><td>Award a quote, approve, and send the purchase order.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/orders.md">Orders</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Check-ins</strong></td><td>Get ETA and status updates until the part arrives.</td><td></td><td></td><td><a href="/orders/check-ins.md">Check-ins</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Drivers, cars, and cargo

Every journey runs on your people, suppliers, and parts.

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## Rules of the road

Set up Silkline to match how your organization buys.

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