Source · Should-Cost
Should-cost models · commodity, labour, and energy driven
The Cost-Gap Agent maintains bottom-up should-cost models for critical parts, flags negotiation openings whenever the market drifts from cost, and hands validated gaps to the Sourcing Agent.
Agent presence
Diagnosis·Reasoning
Cost-Gap Agent
Alternate should-cost · SC-1180 · Orion vs Pinnacle
Auto-execute
88%
confidence
- just nowSAP AribaAlternate model refreshed · Orion @ +4.2%
- 9 min agoSAP S/4HANASteel index -2.4% · 12 parts re-priced
- 21 min agoSAP AribaShould-cost gap flagged · SF-3320 · +5.8%
Should-cost savings YTD
6.8%
target 8%
Parts modelled
168
top 90% spend coverage
Open gaps
4
$0.9M cumulative opening
Alt. supplier gap · SC-1180
-3.1% / +4.2%
Pinnacle vs Orion
Commodity index trends · last 12 weeks
Latest recomputation
Signature incident — SC-1180 alternate should-cost refreshed 2 minutes ago.
Alternate should-cost
$3.31
Orion Silicon
$3.08
Pinnacle Connectors
Orion premium justified: 12-day lead-time gap eliminates 3.4d line-stop risk.
Should-cost gaps · negotiation openings
| Part | Baseline | Market | Gap | Cost split | Est. savings | Handoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MCU Semiconductor SC-1180 Alternate Orion @ +4.2% closes the availability gap · Pinnacle -3.1% but longer lead. | $3.18 | $3.44 | +8.2% | C42%L12%E18%O28% | $412k | |
ECU Module EC-9910 Nexus premium justified by SC-1180 integration cost pass-through. | $84.20 | $88.10 | +4.6% | C55%L18%E8%O19% | $264k | |
Brake Caliper BC-2203 Steel index down 2.4% MoM — negotiation window narrowing. | $22.10 | $22.90 | +3.6% | C60%L16%E10%O14% | $88k | |
Seat Frame SF-3320 Labour rate uplift in Q4 fully absorbed · leverage on foam surcharge. | $46.40 | $49.10 | +5.8% | C38%L32%E6%O24% | $141k |