some direction?

Hi all,

I have some basic fundamental questions as to how i should set up. i have created a bunch of forms in livecycle

rfq form
po form
invoice form
quote form

the basic process is

receive a quote request from customer via email or whatever
fill out RFQ form with requested information
email RFQ form to supplier
receive RFQ form from supplier with pricing etc.
fill out quote form with supplier information and send to customer
customer sends back po
send po form to supplier
send invoice to customer

the forms are very similar but are obviously just different enough to warrant a new form. also, sometimes it is not neccecary to send out the rfq form if it is an established supplier that has list prices for standard products which i can maintain in a dbase.

my questions are the following

should i continue on the livecycle path and tie in the fields on the forms to a dbase?
is there a button i could add for instance on the rfq form that would take dynamic data and place it in a quote form?

or is there a better solution such as flex or air? i guess i am dealing with two different things here. i need to tie in the forms so i can track data internaly (i.e. how much was quoted / invoiced this month, what customer bought what, what orders where filled etc. etc.) and at the same time preparing everything so that i can intergrate as painlessly as possible with ecommerce functions.

i just dont know enough about flex and air to accuratly assess my needs and any ideas would be greatly appreciated. thanks