Predictika · Siemens Healthineers-style MRI system quotes

An AI sales agent's MRI system quote, checked before it goes out

An AI sales agent prepares a quote for a MAGNETOM MRI system, in US dollars. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the site-fit, coil and package, discount, schedule and pricing rules, compares the total the quote states with the computed total, and returns every finding together with the line items. This is an illustrative model built from public product information with fictional prices; it is not Siemens Healthineers' internal rule set.

Scope: Siemens Healthineers-style MAGNETOM MRI system quotes (five systems, coils, software packages, site work, group pricing and five-year service), checked against site-fit, coil and package compatibility, discount-authority, schedule and pricing rules. See everything this validator covers

This validator checks an MRI system quote of the kind Siemens Healthineers sells: five MAGNETOM systems from 0.55T to 3T, receive coils, software packages, a service plan, group purchasing pricing and the site work an install needs. It handles any quote built from these items, not only the scenarios shown on this page. It does not cover other imaging modalities, financing, installation drawings or other manufacturers' systems.

  • Covered: site fit — scan room size, floor rating against magnet weight, the 5-gauss line against clear space, site power, and the helium quench route.
  • Covered: coils and packages — each coil and software package against the field strength of the chosen system.
  • Covered: site work — the RF shielded room, magnetic shielding, floor reinforcement and rigging as lines on the quote, and the remote connection an Uptime 97 service plan needs.
  • Covered: schedule — delivery plus site work against the date the install is needed, with an expedite approval for a short gap.
  • Covered: price — system, coils, packages, group pricing and extra discount against rep, manager and vice-president authority, site work and five-year service, as line items that add up to the total; the total the agent states is compared with the computed one.
  • Not covered — other system families, real Siemens Healthineers prices, financing and the actual order submission. Other products can be added.
  • Labeled as assumptions — every price, weight, room size, field extent, lead time and discount tier is an illustrative estimate from public product information, not Siemens Healthineers data.
The AI sales agentBuilds the MRI system 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.

8 scenarios in 4 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
Site limits that depend on the system and the roomOnly with workarounds
Whether a magnet fits a site depends on its weight against the floor rating, its 5-gauss field against the clear space, its power draw, its room size and its quench route. Each system has its own numbers, so a picklist cannot hold the table and it ends up in custom code.		Every site limit is evaluated on every call, and each finding names the limit and the site value it was compared with.
Coils and software packages tied to field strengthOnly with care
A coil is tuned to one field strength and a package needs a minimum one. The quote lets a rep pick any coil from a list, and the mismatch is simple to write but multiplies with every coil and package.		Each coil and each package on the quote is checked against the system chosen, so the same coil passes on one system and is blocked on another.
Site work that must be on the quoteOnly with care
A site without an RF shielded room needs one in the order, and a heavy magnet may need floor reinforcement or shielding. These are lines the quote should carry, not notes.		Required site work is added as lines that sum into the total, and a missing item is a blocking finding.
Discount authority on the equipment listOnly with workarounds
A rep may give up to 8 percent, a manager up to 15 and a vice president up to 22 on a large deal, and group pricing stacks with the extra discount. Three outcomes from one number and one deal size is more than an approval flag.		The discount is read against the authority for this deal size, so 12 percent needs approval at one list price and is blocked at another.
Install date against site work and a stated totalOnly with workarounds
The weeks add up from delivery, shielding and floor work, and the quote fails only if the sum passes the date. A stated figure can be compared with a calculated one only if it is a field on the quote, which it rarely is.		Lead time is computed on every call, and the total the agent states travels with the quote and is compared with the computed total; a difference blocks the quote.

  

  

    
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.

    
120 percent extra discount exceeds the 15 percent anyone can approve on $1,460,000.00 of equipment at list.
220 percent extra discount is above the 8 percent a rep can give; approvable up to 22 percent on $3,203,000.00 of equipment at list.
3Delivery plus site work takes about 20 weeks and the site needs 18. Needs an expedite from project management.
4Delivery plus site work takes about 26 weeks; 16 weeks is more than three weeks short.
5Montana rural clinic has no RF-shielded room; an RF shield must be included in the order.
6Stated total does not match: the agent stated $2,910,000.00; the validator computes $2,985,000.00.
7The 5-gauss line of the MAGNETOM Lumina 3T reaches about 5.0 m from isocenter; at Chicago medical tower floor 4 uncontrolled space starts 4.8 m away. Add magnetic shielding or relocate.
8The Cardiac package needs at least 1.5T; the MAGNETOM Free.Max 0.55T cannot run it.
9The Head-Neck 64 3T coil does not work on the MAGNETOM Sola 1.5T; coils are tuned to one field strength.
10The MAGNETOM Altea 1.5T magnet weighs about 4400 kg; the floor at Montana rural clinic is rated for 4000 kg. Add structural reinforcement or choose a lighter system.
11The MAGNETOM Altea 1.5T needs a helium quench pipe to the outside and Montana rural clinic has no quench route. A sealed low-helium magnet such as Free.Max avoids this.
12The MAGNETOM Altea 1.5T needs a scan room of at least 28 m2; the room at Montana rural clinic is 26 m2.
13The MAGNETOM Altea 1.5T needs about 75 kVA; Montana rural clinic has 60 kVA available.
14The Uptime 97 service guarantee needs a remote service connection, which is not in place at Montana rural clinic.

  

  

    
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. Site limits: Heavy magnet on a 4th floor

    
The agent's request. Quote for a Lumina 3T at the Chicago medical tower, 4th floor, with the head-neck, body and spine coils and Premium service for 5 years, needed in 30 weeks. Total $3,350,000. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Floor rating below the magnet weight. The MAGNETOM Lumina 3T magnet weighs about 6900 kg; the floor at Chicago medical tower floor 4 is rated for 6000 kg. Add structural reinforcement or choose a lighter system.
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  • Magnetic field reaches uncontrolled space. The 5-gauss line of the MAGNETOM Lumina 3T reaches about 5.0 m from isocenter; at Chicago medical tower floor 4 uncontrolled space starts 4.8 m away. Add magnetic shielding or relocate.
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2. Site limits: Floor reinforced and field shielded

    
The agent's request. Quote for a Lumina 3T at the Chicago medical tower, 4th floor, with the head-neck, body and spine coils, structural floor reinforcement, magnetic shielding and Premium service for 5 years, needed in 30 weeks. Total $3,530,000. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Quote total $3,530,000: equipment $2,425,000 at list and $2,425,000 after discount, site work $205,000, and service $900,000 over 5 years; installed in 26 weeks.
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3. Site requirements: Clinic without an RF shield

    
The agent's request. Quote for a Free.Max 0.55T at the Montana rural clinic with the body and contour coils and Basic service for 5 years, needed in 30 weeks. Total $1,900,000. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • RF shield missing from the order. Montana rural clinic has no RF-shielded room; an RF shield must be included in the order.
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4. Site requirements: RF shielded room added

    
The agent's request. Quote for a Free.Max 0.55T at the Montana rural clinic with the body and contour coils, an RF shielded room and Basic service for 5 years, needed in 30 weeks. Total $2,050,000. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Quote total $2,050,000: equipment $1,275,000 at list and $1,275,000 after discount, site work $175,000, and service $600,000 over 5 years; installed in 26 weeks.
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5. Approvals: 12 percent extra discount

    
The agent's request. Quote for an Altea 1.5T at the Austin imaging center with three coils and Premium service for 5 years, with Vizient pricing and a 12 percent extra discount. Total $2,122,200. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Needs approval.

    
    
      
  • Discount above rep authority. 12 percent extra discount is above the 8 percent a rep can give; approvable up to 15 percent on $1,460,000.00 of equipment at list.
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  • Quote summary. Quote total $2,122,200: equipment $1,460,000 at list and $1,197,200 after discount, site work $25,000, and service $900,000 over 5 years; installed in 20 weeks.
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6. Approvals: 5 percent extra discount

    
The agent's request. Quote for an Altea 1.5T at the Austin imaging center with three coils and Premium service for 5 years, with Vizient pricing and a 5 percent extra discount. Total $2,224,400. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Quote total $2,224,400: equipment $1,460,000 at list and $1,299,400 after discount, site work $25,000, and service $900,000 over 5 years; installed in 20 weeks.
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7. Stated total: Stated total is off

    
The agent's request. Quote for a Sola 1.5T at the Boston hospital suite with three coils, the cardiac and advanced neuro packages and Premium service for 5 years. Total $2,910,000. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Blocked.

    
    
      
  • Stated total does not match. Stated total does not match: the agent stated $2,910,000.00; the validator computes $2,985,000.00.
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8. Stated total: Total matches the validator

    
The agent's request. Quote for a Sola 1.5T at the Boston hospital suite with three coils, the cardiac and advanced neuro packages and Premium service for 5 years. Total $2,985,000. It is ready to send.

    
Verdict: Allowed.

    
    
      
  • Quote summary. Quote total $2,985,000: equipment $2,060,000 at list and $2,060,000 after discount, site work $25,000, and service $900,000 over 5 years; installed in 20 weeks.
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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 MAGNETOM MRI system, in US dollars. Before it goes out, the agent sends it to Predictika, which checks it against a declarative model of the site-fit, coil and package, discount, schedule and pricing rules, compares the total the quote states with the computed total, and returns every finding together with the line items. This is an illustrative model built from public product information with fictional prices; it is not Siemens Healthineers' internal rule set.
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  2. I will start with the first request by the agent.
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  3. The agent says. Quote for a Lumina 3T at the Chicago medical tower, 4th floor, with the head-neck, body and spine coils and Premium service for 5 years, needed in 30 weeks. Total $3,350,000. 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 two findings, all in one answer. The MAGNETOM Lumina 3T magnet weighs about 6900 kg; the floor at Chicago medical tower floor 4 is rated for 6000 kg. Add structural reinforcement or choose a lighter system. The 5-gauss line of the MAGNETOM Lumina 3T reaches about 5.0 m from isocenter; at Chicago medical tower floor 4 uncontrolled space starts 4.8 m away. Add magnetic shielding or relocate.
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  6. The validator returned two 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 coils and software packages tied to field strength, 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 stated total to $3,530,000. It sets the magnetic shielding in the order to yes and the floor reinforcement in the order to yes.
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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. The validator also returns the line-item quote. It starts with MAGNETOM Lumina 3T and Body 18 3T; the other six lines are on screen.
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  13. Both earlier findings are cleared, and the validator's total, $3,530,000, matches the quote.
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  14. Two problems caught in one call, fixed in one pass, and a clean $3,530,000 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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