Predictika · Additive masterbatch orders

An AI sales agent's additive masterbatch order, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares an order for additive masterbatches: the resin family and the process, the resin quantity, the Cesa Stat antistatic, Cesa Block antiblock and Cesa Light UV stability products with their dosage and packs, whether the part is used outdoors, needs antistatic protection or touches food, the total and the additive weight the order states. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how those choices fit together and returns a verdict, every reason and the total and weight it computed.

Scope: One additive masterbatch order: resin family and process, resin quantity, Cesa Stat, Cesa Block and Cesa Light products with dosage and packs, use conditions and the stated total and weight. See everything this validator covers

This validator models additive masterbatch orders, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Product and resin fit — the Cesa Stat, Cesa Block and Cesa Light products and the Hiformer liquid additives in the Avient selector guides, each for its own resin families: polyolefin, polypropylene, polyamide, polyester, polycarbonate, styrenic and TPU.
  • Dosage and quantity — the dosage range of each product, in percent of the resin, and enough packs to cover that dosage on the resin quantity; a quantity or dosage with no product chosen is an error.
  • Process and use — Cesa Block only for film and sheet, Hiformer liquid additives only with a liquid dosing pump, a Cesa Light additive for outdoor use and a Cesa Stat additive when antistatic protection is required.
  • Totals and approvals — the order total and the additive weight on the order are compared with those computed from the packs, and an order above 25,000 dollars, a combined dosage above 8 percent or a food-contact part goes to a person.

Any additive order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: the Cesa Nox, Slip, Fiber, Mat and Grip lines, other Avient product lines, custom masterbatches and permanent antistats. Product names, resin families and dosage ranges follow the Avient selector guides; all prices, pack sizes and approval thresholds are modeled from comparable masterbatch products and are illustrative, not published by Avient.

The AI sales agentBuilds the additive order from the conversation with the converter and says it is ready to send.
Predictika validatorChecks every rule at once and returns the verdict, each finding, and the computed figures.

6 scenarios in 2 groups · each group runs from the agent’s first attempt to the outcome · click one to switch

What the agent proposes

The AI sales agent says

Illustrative agent statement. The validator receives the structured request below.

Proposing agent: AI sales agent (scripted)

Before sending, the agent must call Recorded run

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Where rules-based CPQ gets it wrong
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Our assessment of what a typical rules-based CPQ (product rules, price rules and validation rules, as in Salesforce CPQ) does with the same cases. It is a judgment about effort and reliability, not a claim that nothing can be built.

    
What the validator caughtTypical rules-based CPQPredictika
A product that belongs to certain resinsOnly with care
Each product is listed for one or two resin families, so every product needs its own rule against the resin chosen, and a new product means a new rule.		The resin family is one choice and every product is checked against it in the same pass.
A dosage range for each productOnly with care
Every product has its own range, and the packs ordered have to cover the dosage on the resin quantity, so the quantity, the dosage and the pack size all enter one calculation.		The dosage, the packs and the resin quantity are checked together on every call.
Use conditions that require a productOnly with workarounds
Outdoor use needs a light stability additive, antistatic protection needs a Cesa Stat additive and a liquid additive needs a pump, so the absence of a product is itself an error.		Each condition is checked against what is actually on the order.
A stated total and weight that must match the computed onesOnly with workarounds
The total and the additive weight come from the packs and the price of each product, so separate rules recompute both and compare them with the stated figures.		The total and the weight are computed inside the model and compared with the stated ones.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the order is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, so the agent can fix them in a single pass.

  

  

    
What this validator catches: findings from its test cases
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Every rule is checked on every call, in any order the choices arrive; one problem never hides another. Blocking findings stop the order; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1This Cesa Stat product is not in the standard portfolio for the resin family chosen.
2This Cesa Block product is not in the standard portfolio for the resin family chosen.
3This Cesa Light product is not in the standard portfolio for the resin family chosen.
4A Cesa Stat dosage of 401 (hundredths of a percent) is outside the range 100 to 400 for this product.
5A Cesa Block dosage of 501 (hundredths of a percent) is outside the range 100 to 500 for this product.
6A Cesa Light dosage of 501 (hundredths of a percent) is outside the range 100 to 500 for this product.
7The combined additive dosage is above 8 percent of the resin; an application engineer should confirm the combination.
8375 kg of Cesa Stat is ordered, which does not cover the dosage on this resin quantity.
9Packs or a dosage are entered for an additive type with no product chosen.
10Hiformer liquid additives need a liquid dosing pump on the customer line; none is confirmed.
11Cesa Block is for film and sheet; it is not offered for injection molding or fiber.
12The application is outdoors but no Cesa Light additive is on the order.
13The application needs antistatic protection but no Cesa Stat additive is on the order.
14The order states a total of 9,999 dollars and the validator computes 10,800.
15The order states 1,000 kg of additive in total; the packs add up to 1,400 kg.
16The order total is above 25,000 dollars; a sales manager should sign off.
17The part is for food contact; regulatory status of the chosen additives should be confirmed with Avient.

  

  

    
Scenarios and results
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The recorded result of the validator for each scenario on this page: the request the AI agent sent, the verdict, and every finding, in the order they appear above.

    
1. Polyester injection-molding order: A polyester injection-molding order with a polyolefin antistatic, a 4.50 percent dosage, antiblock, a liquid light stabilizer and a wrong total

    
The agent's request. Please quote an order for 15,000 kg of polyester resin. The process is injection molding. The additives are 10 packs of Cesa Stat PEATEC at 4.50 percent, 18 packs of Cesa Block NBA0820024 at 3.00 percent and 1 pack of Cesa Light Hiformer FPA0687372 at 0.10 percent. The order states a total of USD 5,550 and 720 kg of additive. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Antistatic product not for this resin. This Cesa Stat product is not in the standard portfolio for the resin family chosen.
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  • Cesa Stat dosage outside the range. A Cesa Stat dosage of 450 (hundredths of a percent) is outside the range 100 to 400 for this product.
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  • Cesa Stat quantity too small. 250 kg of Cesa Stat is ordered, which does not cover the dosage on this resin quantity.
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  • Liquid additive needs liquid dosing. Hiformer liquid additives need a liquid dosing pump on the customer line; none is confirmed.
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  • Antiblock on a process that is not film or sheet. Cesa Block is for film and sheet; it is not offered for injection molding or fiber.
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  • Stated total does not match. The order states a total of 5,550 dollars and the validator computes 6,050.
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2. Polyester injection-molding order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an order for 15,000 kg of polyester resin. The process is injection molding. The additives are 24 packs of Cesa Stat 3526 at 4.00 percent, 18 packs of Cesa Block NBA0820024 at 3.00 percent and 1 pack of Cesa Light Hiformer FPA0687372 at 0.10 percent. A liquid dosing pump is confirmed on the line. The order states a total of USD 9,450 and 1,070 kg of additive. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Antiblock on a process that is not film or sheet. Cesa Block is for film and sheet; it is not offered for injection molding or fiber.
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3. Polyester injection-molding order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an order for 15,000 kg of polyester resin. The process is film. The additives are 24 packs of Cesa Stat 3526 at 4.00 percent, 18 packs of Cesa Block NBA0820024 at 3.00 percent and 1 pack of Cesa Light Hiformer FPA0687372 at 0.10 percent. A liquid dosing pump is confirmed on the line. The order states a total of USD 9,450 and 1,070 kg of additive. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1,070 kg of additive in 3 product(s), order total 9,450 dollars.
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4. Large polypropylene film order: A 120,000 kg polypropylene film order for outdoor use needing antistatic protection, with only an antiblock on it

    
The agent's request. Please quote an order for 120,000 kg of polypropylene resin. The process is film. The additives are 240 packs of Cesa Block PPA0820056 at 5.00 percent. The part is used outdoors and it needs antistatic protection. The order states a total of USD 36,000 and 6,000 kg of additive. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Outdoor use without light stability. The application is outdoors but no Cesa Light additive is on the order.
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  • Antistatic needed but missing. The application needs antistatic protection but no Cesa Stat additive is on the order.
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  • Order value sign-off. The order total is above 25,000 dollars; a sales manager should sign off.
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5. Large polypropylene film order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an order for 120,000 kg of polypropylene resin. The process is film. The additives are 192 packs of Cesa Stat PPA0820051 at 4.00 percent, 240 packs of Cesa Block PPA0820056 at 5.00 percent and 192 packs of Cesa Light 7225 at 4.00 percent. The part is used outdoors and it needs antistatic protection. The order states a total of USD 122,400 and 15,600 kg of additive. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Order value sign-off. The order total is above 25,000 dollars; a sales manager should sign off.
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  • High combined additive loading. The combined additive dosage is above 8 percent of the resin; an application engineer should confirm the combination.
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  • Order summary. 15,600 kg of additive in 3 product(s), order total 122,400 dollars.
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6. Large polypropylene film order: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote an order for 20,000 kg of polypropylene resin. The process is film. The additives are 16 packs of Cesa Stat PPA0820051 at 2.00 percent, 24 packs of Cesa Block PPA0820056 at 3.00 percent and 16 packs of Cesa Light 7225 at 2.00 percent. The part is used outdoors and it needs antistatic protection. The order states a total of USD 10,800 and 1,400 kg of additive. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1,400 kg of additive in 3 product(s), order total 10,800 dollars.
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Narration transcript
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The text of the narrated walkthrough, step by step.

    
    
      
  1. Welcome to a demo of Predictika's Validator. An AI sales agent prepares an order for additive masterbatches: the resin family and the process, the resin quantity, the Cesa Stat antistatic, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how those choices fit together and returns a verdict, every reason and the total and weight it computed.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Please quote an order for 15,000 kg of polyester resin. The process is injection molding. The rest of the request is on screen. The order states a total of USD 5,550 and 720 kg of additive.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with six findings, all in one answer. This Cesa Stat product is not in the standard portfolio for the resin family chosen. A Cesa Stat dosage of 450 (hundredths of a percent) is outside the range 100 to 400 for this product. 250 kg of Cesa Stat is ordered, which does not cover the dosage on this resin quantity. The other three are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned six blocking findings in one answer. A check that reads one field at a time would pass most of this; it shows only when the choices in the order are checked against each other and against the stated total.
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  7. What this shows: for a dosage range for each product, a rules-based CPQ is error-prone for this.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the antistatic product to Cesa Stat 3526, the antistatic dosage to 4.00, the antistatic packs to 24, the liquid dosing pump confirmed to yes, the total stated on the order to 9,450 and the additive weight stated on the order to 1,070.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding, all in one answer. Cesa Block is for film and sheet; it is not offered for injection molding or fiber.
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  12. Five findings cleared. Still blocking: antiblock on a process that is not film or sheet.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the process to film.
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  15. It calls the validator once more.
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  16. This time the validator clears it.
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  17. The earlier finding is cleared.
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  18. Six problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean order. That is the value of Predictika's validator: catching mistakes before they reach the customer. Now you can try the other scenarios yourself.
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