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Public facts (both sides know this)

Acme Manufacturing (buyer) and Pinnacle Components (seller) are negotiating a multi-year supply contract for a custom industrial widget that Pinnacle tools specifically for Acme's assembly line. The widget is not commodity hardware — switching suppliers mid-contract would require Acme to requalify a new vendor, and Pinnacle would need to retool. Both parties have publicly indicated flexibility on price, annual volume, payment terms, exclusivity, and contract duration. Industry benchmarks put comparable widgets in the $6–$11 per-unit range at volumes between 10,000 and 100,000 units per year.

Your role: Buyer's counsel (Acme Manufacturing)

You represent Acme Manufacturing. Acme's procurement team needs this widget for a flagship assembly line and has authorized you to close a multi-year deal. Your top priority is unit price — Acme's CFO is squeezing per-unit costs across the board, and every dollar saved here flows straight to margin. You need at least 30,000 units a year to keep the line fed; larger committed volumes are useful too (they lower per-unit overhead and harden the supply relationship), but volume is a secondary lever for you compared to price. Payment terms, exclusivity, and contract length are also useful but secondary. Your walk-away alternative is a less-customized off-the-shelf widget from a second-tier supplier; it works, but requires re-engineering the assembly line.

Your BATNA (walk-away alternative)

An off-the-shelf widget from a second-tier supplier at ~$8.75/unit. Functional but requires assembly-line re-engineering (~$200k one-time cost) and accepts no exclusivity. Adequate fallback, not a strong one.

Issues on the table
  • Price per unit — range 5–12 $
    → you want: lower is better
  • Annual volume — range 10000–100000 units
    → you want: higher is better up to capacity
  • Payment terms — options: Net 15, Net 30, Net 45, Net 60, Net 90
    → you want: longer is better
    "Net X" means the buyer pays X days after invoice. Longer Net = more time for the buyer to hold cash before paying, which is why buyers prefer Net 90 and sellers prefer Net 15.
  • Exclusivity clause — exclusive / non-exclusive
    → you want: exclusive is better (locks in supply, deters competitor sourcing from Pinnacle)
  • Contract duration — range 1–5 years
    → you want: longer is better (amortizes requalification cost, hedges price volatility)
Side B (AI)
Hello — Sam from Pinnacle. Whenever you're ready.
You: 12 turns left · AI: 12 turns left