Predictika · Industrial packaging quotes

An AI sales agent's industrial packaging quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for industrial drums and intermediate bulk containers: the container type and size, new or reconditioned, the lining, liner and closure, the contents, the quantity, a unit discount and the total. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of what fits what and returns a verdict, every reason and the total it computed.

Scope: Greif steel, plastic, fibre and stainless steel drums, salvage drums and GCUBE IBCs: size, lining, liner, closure, contents, condition, quantity, discount and total. See everything this validator covers

This validator models Greif drum and IBC quotes, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Container and size — each container type has a capacity range, and linings, liners, closures and IBC variants are offered only on some of them.
  • Contents — hazardous contents need a UN rating, flammable liquids need a conductive package, a gas barrier needs steel, stainless or the Shield IBC, and fibre drums are for dry solids.
  • Condition — reconditioned packaging is for steel drums and IBCs only, unlined, and not for food; for hazardous contents it needs a compliance review.
  • Quantity and discount — a minimum order for each container, a unit discount above 10 percent of the unit price needs approval and one above 20 percent is never allowed.
  • Totals — the total the quote states is compared with the total computed from the modeled unit prices.

Any Greif drum or IBC quote that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. The product lines (steel, plastic and fibre drums, stainless steel and salvage drums, GCUBE IBCs with Shield and Elektron variants, reconditioning) follow the public Greif website. Capacity ranges, compatibility rules, minimum orders, discount thresholds and every price are modeled from comparable industrial packaging, not published by Greif. All prices are illustrative.

The AI sales agentBuilds the packaging quote from the conversation with the customer 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
Compatibility between container, lining and closureOnly with workarounds
Linings, liners, closures and IBC variants are each offered on only some containers, so a table or one rule per combination is needed and edited when a container is added.		The container and every option are checked together on every call.
Contents that depend on the containerOnly with care
Hazardous, flammable, food and barrier contents each restrict the container, the lining or the condition, so the rules must be read together.		The contents and the container are fields of one request and are checked in the same pass.
A total reconciled with a stated oneOnly with workarounds
The total comes from the container, size, lining, liner, closure, rating, condition, quantity and discount, and a separate calculation is needed to compare it with the figure the quote states.		The total is computed inside the model and compared with the stated one on every call.
Minimum orders and discount thresholdsOnly with care
The minimum order depends on the container and the lining, and the discount has an approval threshold and a blocking one measured against the unit price, so the rules must be ordered and kept apart.		Every threshold is checked in the same pass and each finding says whether it blocks or needs a person.
Every problem returned in one answerOnly with workarounds
Rules tend to fire as the quote is saved or a step is completed, so a person 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.

    
1Fibre drums are for dry solids; the contents are liquid.
2221 liters is outside the 30 to 220 liter range of this container.
3A stainless steel drum batch of 250 is made to customer specification; a person should confirm the batch.
4A phenolic or epoxy lining is offered only on carbon steel open head and tight head drums.
5A poly liner fits only open head steel, fibre and salvage drums.
6Hazardous contents need a UN rated package; the quote has no UN rating.
7Flammable contents cannot go in a plastic drum or in a GCUBE IBC other than the antistatic Elektron.
8Shield and Elektron are GCUBE IBC variants; the container is not an IBC.
9Gas barrier contents need steel, stainless or the GCUBE IBC Shield; plastic drums and other IBCs permeate.
10Food contents cannot use a phenolic lining.
11Reconditioned packaging is offered only for steel drums and 1,000 liter IBCs.
12A reconditioned drum cannot carry a new lining; choose unlined.
13Reconditioned packaging is not quoted for food contents.
14Reconditioned packaging for hazardous contents needs a compliance review; a person should confirm.
15A vented closure is offered only on tight head containers and IBCs.
1699 units is below the minimum order of 100 for this container.
17The unit discount is more than 10 percent of the unit price; a person should approve it.
18The unit discount is more than 20 percent of the unit price.
1925,000 units needs a plant capacity check; a person should confirm.
20Hazardous flammable contents need a dangerous goods review; a person should confirm.

  

  

    
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. Lined plastic drums for a flammable barrier fill: 150 lined plastic drums for a flammable fill that needs a gas barrier

    
The agent's request. Please quote 150 plastic drums of 210 liters, with epoxy lining, for flammable liquid contents, needing a gas barrier. The quote states a total of 11,100 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Lining only on steel drums. A phenolic or epoxy lining is offered only on carbon steel open head and tight head drums.
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  • Flammable liquid needs a conductive package. Flammable contents cannot go in a plastic drum or in a GCUBE IBC other than the antistatic Elektron.
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  • Barrier need not met. Gas barrier contents need steel, stainless or the GCUBE IBC Shield; plastic drums and other IBCs permeate.
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  • Below minimum order. 150 units is below the minimum order of 300 for this container.
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  • Stated total does not match. The quote states $11,100; the container, options, quantity and discount give $12,600.
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2. Lined plastic drums for a flammable barrier fill: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 400 tight head steel drums of 210 liters, with epoxy lining, for flammable liquid contents, needing a gas barrier. The quote states a total of 31,200 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. $78 per unit after discount, 400 units, $31,200 in total.
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3. Reconditioned lined drums for hazardous contents: A 25,000-drum order of reconditioned lined drums for hazardous contents, with a discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote 25,000 reconditioned tight head steel drums of 210 liters, with epoxy lining, for liquid hazardous contents, with a discount of 16 dollars per unit. The quote states a total of 780,000 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Hazardous contents need a UN rating. Hazardous contents need a UN rated package; the quote has no UN rating.
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  • Reconditioned lined drum. A reconditioned drum cannot carry a new lining; choose unlined.
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  • Discount above 20 percent. The unit discount is more than 20 percent of the unit price.
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  • Stated total does not match. The quote states $780,000; the container, options, quantity and discount give $900,000.
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  • Discount above 10 percent. The unit discount is more than 10 percent of the unit price; a person should approve it.
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  • Very large order. 25,000 units needs a plant capacity check; a person should confirm.
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  • Reconditioned for hazardous contents. Reconditioned packaging for hazardous contents needs a compliance review; a person should confirm.
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4. Reconditioned lined drums for hazardous contents: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 25,000 reconditioned tight head steel drums of 210 liters, for liquid hazardous contents, UN rated, with a discount of 6 dollars per unit. The quote states a total of 1,125,000 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount above 10 percent. The unit discount is more than 10 percent of the unit price; a person should approve it.
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  • Very large order. 25,000 units needs a plant capacity check; a person should confirm.
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  • Reconditioned for hazardous contents. Reconditioned packaging for hazardous contents needs a compliance review; a person should confirm.
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  • Quote summary. $45 per unit after discount, 25,000 units, $1,125,000 in total.
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5. Fibre drums for a liquid food product: 90 fibre drums for a liquid food product

    
The agent's request. Please quote 90 fibre drums of 100 liters, vented closure, for liquid food contents. The quote states a total of 4,140 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Fibre drum not for liquids. Fibre drums are for dry solids; the contents are liquid.
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  • Vented closure not for open-head drums. A vented closure is offered only on tight head containers and IBCs.
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  • Below minimum order. 90 units is below the minimum order of 100 for this container.
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6. Fibre drums for a liquid food product: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 500 plastic drums of 100 liters, vented closure, for liquid food contents. The quote states a total of 38,000 dollars. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. $76 per unit after discount, 500 units, $38,000 in total.
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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 industrial drums and intermediate bulk containers: the container type and size, new or reconditioned, the lining, and more. Before the quote goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of what fits what 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 150 plastic drums of 210 liters, with epoxy lining, for flammable liquid contents, needing a gas barrier. The quote states a total of 11,100 dollars. 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 five findings, all in one answer. A phenolic or epoxy lining is offered only on carbon steel open head and tight head drums. Flammable contents cannot go in a plastic drum or in a GCUBE IBC other than the antistatic Elektron. Gas barrier contents need steel, stainless or the GCUBE IBC Shield; plastic drums and other IBCs permeate. 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 total reconciled with a stated one, 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 container to tight head steel drum, the quantity to 400 and the total stated on the quote to 31,200.
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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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