Predictika · Vehicle turbocharger orders

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

An AI sales agent prepares an order for IHI vehicle turbochargers and superchargers with an engine, a fuel, a duty, an actuator, a volume and a discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the product families and returns a verdict, every reason and the total it computed.

Scope: IHI vehicle forced-induction families (Wastegate, RHZ, VGS, RHV EX, REF TC 48V, Supercharger, Electric Turbocharger for fuel cells) against engine power, fuel, duty, actuator, volume and discount. See everything this validator covers

This validator models IHI vehicle turbocharger orders, not just the scenarios shown below.

  • Product family and engine — the power range each family covers per unit, with one or two units per engine, and the fuel each family suits.
  • Duty and system — exhaust brake duty (RHV EX series, for trucks), the 48V system the motor-assisted turbocharger needs, and the pneumatic or electric wastegate actuator.
  • Volume, discount and total — approval steps for a discount above 10 percent and for more than 2,000 units, a discount beyond 20 percent blocked, and the total the order states against the total computed from the price list.

Any IHI vehicle turbocharger order that touches these rules is in scope — not only the scenarios pictured here. Not covered: marine and power-generation turbochargers and aftermarket parts. The product family names and the Wastegate and VGS power ranges come from IHI's public pages; every other rule and all prices are modeled, not published by IHI.

The AI sales agentBuilds the turbocharger order 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
A power range that differs for each product familyOnly with care
Each family has its own lower and upper power and the units per engine scale it, so each needs a pair of rules.		The family, the engine power and the units per engine are in one request and compared on every call.
Duty and fuel that restrict the familyOnly with care
The exhaust brake, the truck duty and the fuel each pick a family, so each pairing needs its own rule.		The family, the fuel, the duty and the actuator are fields of one request and checked together.
A system voltage a family depends onOnly with care
The 48V requirement is one more rule beside the power and fuel rules for that family.		The voltage is a field of the request and checked with the family on every call.
A stated total that must match the computed totalOnly with workarounds
The total is built from the family price, actuator, units, units per engine and discount, 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 a 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.

    
1An engine of 301 kW is above the 300 kW this family covers per unit.
2An engine of 39 kW is below the 40 kW this family covers per unit.
3An engine of 601 kW is above the 300 kW this family covers per unit.
43 units per engine is not supported; an engine takes 1 or 2.
5The order has 0 units; at least 1 is needed.
6An engine of 69 kW is below the 70 kW this family covers per unit.
7This product family is not offered for the fuel chosen on this quote.
8The RHV EX series is for medium and heavy-duty trucks, not passenger vehicles.
9An engine of 149 kW is below the 150 kW this family covers per unit.
10The vehicle uses an exhaust brake; only the RHV EX series is quoted for that duty.
11The electric-motor-assisted turbocharger needs a 48V mild-hybrid system.
12An engine of 151 kW is above the 150 kW this family covers per unit.
13This product family is quoted with a pneumatic actuator only.
14A discount of 11 percent needs sales management approval.
15A discount of 20 percent needs sales management approval.
16A discount of 21 percent is beyond what can be approved on a quote.
17An order of 2,001 units needs a supply agreement confirmed by a person.
18A discount of 15 percent needs sales management approval.
19The quote states a total of $180,499.00; the price list gives $180,500.00.
20The quote states a total of $180,500.01; the price list gives $180,500.00.
21The quote states a total of 5 cents; the price list gives $1,083,000.00.
22An order of 3,000 units needs a supply agreement confirmed by a person.
23An engine of 50 kW is below the 150 kW this family covers per unit.
24A discount of 25 percent is beyond what can be approved on a quote.

  

  

    
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. Family, fuel and duty: An RHV EX order for a gasoline passenger engine with an electric actuator

    
The agent's request. Please quote 500 RHV EX Series units for a gasoline passenger engine of 120 kW with 1 unit per engine, a electric actuator and a 12V system, with a 5 percent discount, for a total of $410,875.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Engine power below the family range. An engine of 120 kW is below the 150 kW this family covers per unit.
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  • Fuel does not suit the product. This product family is not offered for the fuel chosen on this quote.
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  • RHV EX is for trucks. The RHV EX series is for medium and heavy-duty trucks, not passenger vehicles.
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  • Electric actuator not offered. This product family is quoted with a pneumatic actuator only.
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2. Family, fuel and duty: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 500 RHV EX Series units for a diesel truck engine of 250 kW with 1 unit per engine, a pneumatic actuator and a 12V system, with a 5 percent discount, for a total of $370,500.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1 unit(s) per engine, 500 unit(s) in the order, estimated total of $370,500.00 at modeled list prices.
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3. System voltage, units and discount: A 48V turbocharger on a 12V system with three units per engine and a 25 percent discount

    
The agent's request. Please quote 300 REF TC 48V Turbocharger units for a gasoline passenger engine of 180 kW with 3 units per engine, a pneumatic actuator and a 12V system, with a 25 percent discount, for a total of $978,750.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Turbochargers per engine. 3 units per engine is not supported; an engine takes 1 or 2.
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  • REF TC needs a 48V system. The electric-motor-assisted turbocharger needs a 48V mild-hybrid system.
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  • Discount beyond authority. A discount of 25 percent is beyond what can be approved on a quote.
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4. System voltage, units and discount: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 300 REF TC 48V Turbocharger units for a gasoline passenger engine of 150 kW with 1 unit per engine, a pneumatic actuator and a 48V system, with a 10 percent discount, for a total of $391,500.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1 unit(s) per engine, 300 unit(s) in the order, estimated total of $391,500.00 at modeled list prices.
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5. Exhaust brake and stated total: A wastegate turbocharger for a truck with exhaust brake duty and a total for the order

    
The agent's request. Please quote 500 Wastegate Turbocharger units for a diesel truck engine of 250 kW with 1 unit per engine, a pneumatic actuator and a 12V system, with exhaust brake duty, with a 5 percent discount, for a total of $175,500.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Exhaust brake needs the RHV EX series. The vehicle uses an exhaust brake; only the RHV EX series is quoted for that duty.
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  • Stated total does not match. The quote states a total of $175,500.00; the price list gives $180,500.00.
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6. Exhaust brake and stated total: The agent resubmits after fixing the errors

    
The agent's request. Please quote 500 RHV EX Series units for a diesel truck engine of 250 kW with 1 unit per engine, a pneumatic actuator and a 12V system, with exhaust brake duty, with a 5 percent discount, for a total of $370,500.00. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Order summary. 1 unit(s) per engine, 500 unit(s) in the order, estimated total of $370,500.00 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 an order for IHI vehicle turbochargers and superchargers with an engine, a fuel, a duty, an actuator, a volume and a discount. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the product families 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 500 RHV EX Series units for a gasoline passenger engine of 120 kW. It is ready to send. 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 four findings, all in one answer. An engine of 120 kW is below the 150 kW this family covers per unit. This product family is not offered for the fuel chosen on this quote. The RHV EX series is for medium and heavy-duty trucks, not passenger vehicles. The other one is on screen.
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  6. The validator returned four 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.
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  7. What this shows: for a power range that differs for each product family, 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 fuel to diesel, the vehicle to truck, the engine power to 250 kW, the actuator to pneumatic and the total stated on the order to $370,500.00.
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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 four earlier findings are cleared.
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  13. Four problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean $370,500.00 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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