A rate quoted over WhatsApp or by phone is fast to send and hard to trace back. Nobody drafts a discount intending to cost the business money, but a rushed quote, a favor for a long-standing dealer, or a simple slip below the approved floor all look the same from the owner's side: a margin that slipped, discovered only once the numbers don't add up.
What problem does discount authorization create for a manufacturer?
The rate card and discount floor usually exist, written down or agreed in principle, but enforcing them at the moment a quote goes out depends on whoever is sending it remembering the rule under time pressure. A dealer asking for "the usual rate" or pushing for a little more off is a normal, daily conversation, and the floor is easy to lose track of in the middle of it.
The owner finds out a quote went below the floor only when margins for the month don't reconcile, by which point the quote has already been honored and the pattern, if it is one, has likely repeated more than once.
How does a quote authorization agent work?
The agent checks a drafted quote against the approved rate card and discount floor and flags anything below it, before the quote reaches the customer, not after the invoice is reconciled.
What does the agent check?
A drafted quote's price and discount against the current approved rate card and the floor set for that customer, product, or order size.
What does the agent flag?
Any quote that falls below the approved floor, holding it before it is sent rather than after the fact.
Who clears the exception?
The owner or sales head reviews every flagged quote and either approves it as a deliberate exception or corrects it. Nothing below the floor reaches a customer without that decision; the agent enforces visibility, not the pricing call itself.
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Mirai360 AI connects to the quoting workflow and rate card a manufacturer already maintains and builds this workflow as one narrow task: check the quote, flag the exception. As with every agent Mirai360 deploys, a person makes the pricing decision; the agent's job is to make sure that decision happens before the quote goes out, not after.
Frequently asked questions
Does this agent set prices or approve discounts?
No. It checks a drafted quote against the approved rate card and floor and flags anything below it; the owner or sales head decides whether to approve or correct it.
What does the agent need to check a quote?
The current approved rate card and discount floor, and the drafted quote itself, whichever system or process a manufacturer already uses to generate one.
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FAQ
- Does this agent set prices or approve discounts?
- No. It checks a drafted quote against the approved rate card and floor and flags anything below it; the owner or sales head decides whether to approve or correct it.
- What does the agent need to check a quote?
- The current approved rate card and discount floor, and the drafted quote itself, whichever system or process a manufacturer already uses to generate one.