Predictika · Custom polyethylene film quotes

An AI sales agent's custom film quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a custom polyethylene film: the product family, the gauge, the width, the number of layers, the print colors, the surface treatment, the recycled content, the additives, the roll weight and core, the size of the order, any rush and the total the quote states. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how these choices fit together, and returns a verdict, every reason and the total it computed.

Scope: One custom film quote: product family, gauge, width, layers, printing, recycled content, additives, rolls, order size and the stated total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models custom film quotes for five product families, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Product families — stretch hooder, retail shrink, institutional shrink, heavy duty sack film and release film, each with its own range of gauge and width.
  • Gauge, width and layers — the gauge and width each family can run, the three, five, seven or nine layer structures, and the heavier gauge that seven or more layers need.
  • Printing, recycled content and additives — the print colors each family allows, the corona treatment that ink needs, slip, UV and antistatic additives, and how much post-consumer recycled content each family and the UV additive can carry.
  • Rolls, order size, rush and the total — the roll weight and the core it needs, the minimum run, the large-order and rush approvals, and the total stated on the quote, which is compared with the computed one.

Any custom film quote for these families that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: other products and services. The five product family names and what they are used for are public (cnginc.com); Charter Next Generation does not publish gauge, width, layer or price data, so every limit, rule and price in this validator is modeled from comparable polyethylene film products and is not published by Charter Next Generation.

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

7 scenarios in 3 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
Limits that change with the product familyOnly with care
The gauge, width, print colors and recycled content each family can run all differ, so every rule has to test the family first.		The product family sets every one of those limits in the same pass.
Printing that depends on treatment and additivesOnly with workarounds
Ink needs corona treatment and cannot sit on a film with a slip additive, and release film cannot be printed at all, so each print rule depends on three other fields.		Print colors, treatment and additives are fields of one quote and are checked together on every call.
Layers, gauge and roll weight that depend on each otherOnly with workarounds
Seven or more layers need a heavier gauge, nine layers heavier still, and a roll over 1,500 pounds needs a 6-inch core.		The layers set the minimum gauge and the roll weight sets the core in the same pass.
A stated total that must match the computed oneOnly with workarounds
The price adds a base rate, the layer, print, recycled content, treatment and additive adders, the rush premium and the print setup, so a separate rule must recompute it and compare it with the stated figure.		The stated total is a field of the quote and is compared with the computed total on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as 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 quote; approval findings need a person to sign off; everything else is computed.

    
1The gauge of 14 tenths of a mil is outside the 15 to 35 tenths range the product runs.
2The width of 91 inches is outside the 24 to 90 inch range the product runs.
3The film has 4 layers; the coextrusion structures offered are 3, 5, 7 or 9 layers.
4A film of 7 layers needs a gauge of at least 20 tenths of a mil (30 for nine layers); the quote has 19.
5The quote has 3 print colors; the product allows up to 2.
6The quote prints 2 colors on a film with no corona treatment; ink needs a treated surface.
7The quote has a slip additive on a printed film; slip migrates to the surface and spoils ink adhesion.
8The quote asks for 31 percent post-consumer recycled content; the product allows up to 30 percent.
9The quote asks for 31 percent recycled content; resin availability above 25 percent needs a person to confirm.
10The quote combines UV protection with 21 percent recycled content; UV films are held to 20 percent recycled content.
11A roll of 1,501 pounds is on a 3-inch core; rolls over 1,500 pounds need a 6-inch core.
12The roll weight of 199 pounds is outside the 200 to 3,000 pound range.
13The order is 4 thousand pounds; the minimum run is 5 thousand pounds.
14The quote has an antistatic additive on release film; it would change the release.
15The quote prints 5 colors; jobs over 4 colors are scheduled by a person.
16The quote has a 97 inch wide film of 7 or more layers; only some lines can run it, so a person should confirm.
17The order is 500 thousand pounds; orders of 500 thousand pounds or more are priced by a person.
18The quote asks for rush production at a 5 percent premium; a person must confirm press time.
19The quote states a total of $67,499; the quote prices give $67,500.

  

  

    
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. A printed sack film: A heavy duty sack film with seven layers, six colors, a slip additive, UV protection and rush production

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 thousand pounds of heavy duty sack film, 1.8 mil gauge, 36 inches wide, 7 layers, printed in 6 colors with no surface treatment, 35 percent post-consumer recycled content, with a slip additive and UV protection, in 2,000-pound rolls on a 3-inch core, rush production. The quote states $221,025. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Gauge outside the range for the product. The gauge of 18 tenths of a mil is outside the 30 to 80 tenths range the product runs.
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  • Seven or more layers need heavier gauge. A film of 7 layers needs a gauge of at least 20 tenths of a mil (30 for nine layers); the quote has 18.
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  • Printing needs corona treatment. The quote prints 6 colors on a film with no corona treatment; ink needs a treated surface.
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  • Slip additive on a printed film. The quote has a slip additive on a printed film; slip migrates to the surface and spoils ink adhesion.
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  • Recycled content above the product limit. The quote asks for 35 percent post-consumer recycled content; the product allows up to 30 percent.
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  • Recycled content with UV protection. The quote combines UV protection with 35 percent recycled content; UV films are held to 20 percent recycled content.
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  • Heavy roll on a 3-inch core. A roll of 2,000 pounds is on a 3-inch core; rolls over 1,500 pounds need a 6-inch core.
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  • Many print colors. The quote prints 6 colors; jobs over 4 colors are scheduled by a person.
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  • High recycled content. The quote asks for 35 percent recycled content; resin availability above 25 percent needs a person to confirm.
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  • Rush lead time. The quote asks for rush production at a 5 percent premium; a person must confirm press time.
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2. A printed sack film: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 thousand pounds of heavy duty sack film, 4.0 mil gauge, 36 inches wide, 7 layers, printed in 6 colors with corona treatment, 20 percent post-consumer recycled content, with UV protection, in 2,000-pound rolls on a 3-inch core, rush production. The quote states $211,050. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Heavy roll on a 3-inch core. A roll of 2,000 pounds is on a 3-inch core; rolls over 1,500 pounds need a 6-inch core.
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  • Many print colors. The quote prints 6 colors; jobs over 4 colors are scheduled by a person.
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  • Rush lead time. The quote asks for rush production at a 5 percent premium; a person must confirm press time.
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3. A printed sack film: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 100 thousand pounds of heavy duty sack film, 4.0 mil gauge, 36 inches wide, 7 layers, printed in 4 colors with corona treatment, 20 percent post-consumer recycled content, with UV protection, in 2,000-pound rolls on a 6-inch core. The quote states $192,400. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Film at $1,910 per thousand pounds, order of 100 thousand pounds, total of $192,400 including $1,400 of print setup and $0 of rush premium.
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4. A release film: A printed release film with an antistatic additive in a small order

    
The agent's request. Please quote 3 thousand pounds of release film, 1.0 mil gauge, 40 inches wide, 3 layers, printed in 2 colors with corona treatment, 5 percent post-consumer recycled content, with an antistatic additive, in 600-pound rolls on a 3-inch core. The quote states $6,775. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • More print colors than the product allows. The quote has 2 print colors; the product allows up to 0.
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  • Recycled content above the product limit. The quote asks for 5 percent post-consumer recycled content; the product allows up to 0 percent.
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  • Order below the 5,000 pound minimum. The order is 3 thousand pounds; the minimum run is 5 thousand pounds.
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  • Antistatic on release film. The quote has an antistatic additive on release film; it would change the release.
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5. A release film: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 8 thousand pounds of release film, 1.0 mil gauge, 40 inches wide, 3 layers with no surface treatment, in 600-pound rolls on a 3-inch core. The quote states $14,800. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Film at $1,850 per thousand pounds, order of 8 thousand pounds, total of $14,800 including $0 of print setup and $0 of rush premium.
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6. A wide hooder film: A wide stretch hooder film in a large order with a total that does not match

    
The agent's request. Please quote 520 thousand pounds of stretch hooder, 4.0 mil gauge, 100 inches wide, 7 layers, printed in 2 colors with corona treatment, 28 percent post-consumer recycled content, in 1,000-pound rolls on a 3-inch core. The quote states $30,000. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Gauge outside the range for the product. The gauge of 40 tenths of a mil is outside the 15 to 35 tenths range the product runs.
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  • Width outside the range for the product. The width of 100 inches is outside the 24 to 90 inch range the product runs.
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  • Stated total differs from the computed total. The quote states a total of $30,000; the quote prices give $956,460.
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  • High recycled content. The quote asks for 28 percent recycled content; resin availability above 25 percent needs a person to confirm.
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  • Wide multilayer film. The quote has a 100 inch wide film of 7 or more layers; only some lines can run it, so a person should confirm.
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  • Large order. The order is 520 thousand pounds; orders of 500 thousand pounds or more are priced by a person.
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7. A wide hooder film: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 480 thousand pounds of stretch hooder, 3.0 mil gauge, 88 inches wide, 7 layers, printed in 2 colors with corona treatment, 20 percent post-consumer recycled content, in 1,000-pound rolls on a 3-inch core. The quote states $859,900. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Film at $1,790 per thousand pounds, order of 480 thousand pounds, total of $859,900 including $700 of print setup and $0 of rush premium.
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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 a quote for a custom polyethylene film: the product family, the gauge, the width, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of how these choices fit together, and returns a verdict, every reason and the total 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 100 thousand pounds of heavy duty sack film, 1.8 mil gauge, 36 inches wide, 7 layers, printed in 6 colors with no surface treatment. The quote states $221,025. The rest of the request is on screen.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with seven findings and three approvals, all in one answer. The gauge of 18 tenths of a mil is outside the 30 to 80 tenths range the product runs. A film of 7 layers needs a gauge of at least 20 tenths of a mil (30 for nine layers); the quote has 18. The quote prints 6 colors on a film with no corona treatment; ink needs a treated surface. The other four are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned seven blocking findings and three approvals 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 quote are checked against each other.
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  7. What this shows: for printing that depends on treatment and additives, a rules-based CPQ can do this only with workarounds.
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  8. Now the agent resubmits.
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  9. The corrected request. It changes the gauge to 4.0, the surface treatment to corona, the recycled content to 20 percent, the slip additive to no and the total stated on the quote to $211,050.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. Still blocked, with one finding and two approvals, all in one answer. A roll of 2,000 pounds is on a 3-inch core; rolls over 1,500 pounds need a 6-inch core.
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  12. Seven findings cleared. Still blocking: heavy roll on a 3-inch core. Two approvals also remain for a person: many print colors and rush lead time.
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  13. The agent resubmits once more.
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  14. The revised request. It changes the print colors to 4, the core to 6, the rush to no and the total stated on the quote to $192,400.
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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. All three earlier findings are cleared.
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  18. Ten problems caught in one call, fixed in two passes, and a clean $192,400 quote. 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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