Predictika · Commercial laundry equipment quotes

An AI sales agent's laundry equipment quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a package quote for a commercial laundry: washer-extractors, dryers, flatwork ironers, installation, a service plan and a purchase or lease. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the equipment and site requirements and returns a verdict, every reason and the package total it computed.

Scope: Commercial laundry packages with washer-extractors from 35 to 120 pounds, dryers from 30 to 120 pounds (gas, electric or steam), flatwork ironers, installation, a service plan, and a purchase or a 36 or 60 month lease. See everything this validator covers

This validator models commercial laundry package quotes of this kind, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Machines and capacity — at least one washer and one dryer, dryer capacity of at least 1.5 times the washer capacity, and a flatwork ironer only with at least 100 pounds of washer capacity per load.
  • Site utilities — the gas supply for gas dryers, the steam supply for steam dryers, and the three-phase power the 80 and 120 pound washers need.
  • Lease, discount and approvals — the 25,000 dollar lease minimum, the discount range, and the approvals for a discount above 10 percent, a package above 250,000 dollars or a 60-month lease on a large package.
  • Total — the stated package total against the total computed from the modeled list prices.

Any commercial laundry package quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: water heating, material handling, parts, tax and freight. The validator shows a computed package total but no line-item table, and all prices are modeled list prices.

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

6 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
Capacity ratios between machinesOnly with care
Dryer capacity must be at least 1.5 times the washer capacity, which needs a rule that multiplies quantities and sizes of two different lines.		The quantities and sizes of both machines are fields of one request and are compared on every call.
Site utilities that depend on the machine choiceOnly with care
Gas, steam and three-phase power each depend on a different machine choice, so every pairing needs its own rule.		The machine choices and the site utilities are in one request and checked together on every call.
A line that needs another line to be big enoughOnly with care
A flatwork ironer needs at least 100 pounds of washer capacity, so a rule has to add up the washers before it can judge the ironer.		The washers and the ironers are fields of the request and are checked together.
A stated total that must match the computed totalOnly with workarounds
The total is built from washers, dryers, ironers, installation and the service plan, so a separate rule is needed to recompute it and compare it with the stated figure.		The stated total is a field of the request and is compared with the computed total on every call.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a rep often fixes one error and meets the next.		All findings come back together, whatever order the choices arrived in.

  

  

    
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 package has 0 washer-extractors and 2 dryers; at least 1 of each is needed.
2The package has 2 washer-extractors and 0 dryers; at least 1 of each is needed.
3The dryers hold 110 pounds per load against 240 pounds of washer capacity; dryer capacity must be at least 1.5 times the washer capacity.
4Gas-heated dryers are selected but the site has no gas supply.
5Steam-heated dryers are selected but the site has no steam supply.
680 and 120 pound washer-extractors need three-phase power, which the site does not have.
7A flatwork ironer needs at least 100 pounds of washer capacity per load; the package has 70.
8A lease needs a package of at least 25,000 dollars; this package is 20,900 dollars.
9A 60-month lease on a package of 181,900 dollars needs credit approval.
10A discount of 11 percent is above the 10 percent a sales representative can give; a sales manager should approve it.
11A discount of 26 percent is outside the 0 to 25 percent range.
12A package of 372,800 dollars is above 250,000 dollars; a person should confirm the design and terms.
13The quote states a total of 75,799 dollars; the modeled list prices give 75,800 dollars.
14The quote states a total of 76,300 dollars; the modeled list prices give 75,800 dollars.
15The dryers hold 60 pounds per load against 240 pounds of washer capacity; dryer capacity must be at least 1.5 times the washer capacity.
16A discount of 30 percent is outside the 0 to 25 percent range.
17A discount of 15 percent is above the 10 percent a sales representative can give; a sales manager should approve it.

  

  

    
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. Dryer capacity, utilities and discount: A laundry package with large Dexter washers, a steam dryer and a 30 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote a commercial laundry package with 2 Dexter washer-extractors of 120 pounds each, and 1 steam dryer of 55 pounds each. The package has 0 flatwork ironers and no service plan, financed as a purchase, with a discount of 30 percent. At the site, gas supply is yes, steam supply is no and three-phase power is no. The quote states a total of 95,000 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Dryer capacity too small for the washers. The dryers hold 55 pounds per load against 240 pounds of washer capacity; dryer capacity must be at least 1.5 times the washer capacity.
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  • Steam dryers need steam. Steam-heated dryers are selected but the site has no steam supply.
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  • Large washers need three-phase power. 80 and 120 pound washer-extractors need three-phase power, which the site does not have.
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  • Discount out of range. A discount of 30 percent is outside the 0 to 25 percent range.
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  • Stated total does not match. The quote states a total of 95,000 dollars; the modeled list prices give 88,375 dollars.
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2. Dryer capacity, utilities and discount: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a commercial laundry package with 2 Dexter washer-extractors of 120 pounds each, and 3 electric dryers of 120 pounds each. The package has 0 flatwork ironers and no service plan, financed as a purchase, with a discount of 8 percent. At the site, gas supply is yes, steam supply is no and three-phase power is yes. The quote states a total of 136,375 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Package summary. 5 machines, estimated package total of 136,375 dollars at modeled list prices.
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3. Lease package: A small 36-month lease package with a gas dryer

    
The agent's request. Please quote a commercial laundry package with 1 UniMac washer-extractor of 35 pounds each, and 1 gas dryer of 55 pounds each. The package has 0 flatwork ironers and the Preventive service plan, financed as a 36-month lease, with a discount of 0 percent. At the site, gas supply is no, steam supply is no and three-phase power is yes. The quote states a total of 18,500 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Gas dryers need a gas supply. Gas-heated dryers are selected but the site has no gas supply.
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  • Lease minimum. A lease needs a package of at least 25,000 dollars; this package is 22,400 dollars.
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  • Stated total does not match. The quote states a total of 18,500 dollars; the modeled list prices give 22,400 dollars.
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4. Lease package: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a commercial laundry package with 2 UniMac washer-extractors of 60 pounds each, and 2 gas dryers of 120 pounds each. The package has 0 flatwork ironers and the Preventive service plan, financed as a 36-month lease, with a discount of 0 percent. At the site, gas supply is yes, steam supply is no and three-phase power is yes. The quote states a total of 78,800 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Package summary. 4 machines, estimated package total of 78,800 dollars at modeled list prices.
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5. Flatwork ironer: A package with an ironer and no washers

    
The agent's request. Please quote a commercial laundry package with 0 UniMac washer-extractors of 60 pounds each, and 2 electric dryers of 120 pounds each. The package has 1 flatwork ironers and no service plan, financed as a purchase, with a discount of 0 percent. At the site, gas supply is yes, steam supply is no and three-phase power is yes. The quote states a total of 78,650 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Need at least one washer and one dryer. The package has 0 washer-extractors and 2 dryers; at least 1 of each is needed.
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  • Ironer needs enough washing capacity. A flatwork ironer needs at least 100 pounds of washer capacity per load; the package has 0.
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6. Flatwork ironer: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote a commercial laundry package with 2 UniMac washer-extractors of 60 pounds each, and 2 electric dryers of 120 pounds each. The package has 1 flatwork ironers and no service plan, financed as a purchase, with a discount of 8 percent. At the site, gas supply is yes, steam supply is no and three-phase power is yes. The quote states a total of 113,050 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Package summary. 5 machines, estimated package total of 113,050 dollars at modeled list prices.
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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 package quote for a commercial laundry: washer-extractors, dryers, flatwork ironers, and more. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the equipment and site requirements and returns a verdict, every reason and the package 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 a commercial laundry package with 2 Dexter washer-extractors of 120 pounds each, and 1 steam dryer of 55 pounds each. The package has 0 flatwork ironers and no service plan, financed as a purchase, with a discount of 30 percent. The rest of the request is on screen. The quote states a total of 95,000 dollars.
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  4. Before it goes out, the agent calls the validator.
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  5. Blocked, with five findings, all in one answer. The dryers hold 55 pounds per load against 240 pounds of washer capacity; dryer capacity must be at least 1.5 times the washer capacity. Steam-heated dryers are selected but the site has no steam supply. 80 and 120 pound washer-extractors need three-phase power, which the site does not have. The other two are on screen.
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  6. The validator returned five 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 quote are checked against each other and against the stated total.
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  7. What this shows: for a stated total that must match the computed total, 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 dryer size to 120 pounds, the dryers to 3, the dryer heat to electric, the discount to 8 percent, the three-phase power at the site to yes and the total stated on the quote to 136,375 dollars.
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  10. It calls the validator again.
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  11. This time the validator clears it.
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  12. All five earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Five problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean 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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