DIP Decision Engine · Supplier Vertical

Supplier Decision

Same deterministic decision-engine architecture — different decision problem. Supplier selection with explicit rules, evidence and audit trail. Synthetic demonstration — not production supplier data.

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Supplier Decision Engine · CASE-2026-SUP-001-SCENARIO

ACME Components GmbH

Automotive — Tier 2 Structural

APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS

MEDIUM RISK

Score 87%

Engine

DIP v0.1.0

Rules

v1.0

Decision date

2026-08-29

Candidates

Supplier Profiles & Comparison

All candidates evaluated against the same rules and configuration.

ACME Components GmbH

MEDIUM

#1 · 87%

Contract value: €2.10M
Delivery: 97%
Quality: 98%
Financial risk: MEDIUM
Dependency: 70%
Lead time: 25d
Compliant: Yes
Incidents (12m): 0

Brenner Precision Parts AG

LOW

#2 · 84%

Contract value: €1.95M
Delivery: 88%
Quality: 90%
Financial risk: LOW
Dependency: 35%
Lead time: 35d
Compliant: Yes
Incidents (12m): 1

Nova Casting Sp. z o.o.

HIGH

#3 · 64%

Contract value: €1.80M
Delivery: 81%
Quality: 88%
Financial risk: HIGH
Dependency: 20%
Lead time: 42d
Compliant: No
Incidents (12m): 4

Rule Evaluation — ACME Components GmbH

Every rule executed against the recommended candidate, with evidence.

RULE-01 · BLOCKING
PASS
Minimum delivery performance
Delivery performance 97% — threshold 85%.
RULE-02 · BLOCKING
PASS
Minimum quality score
Quality score 98% — threshold 90%.
RULE-03 · BLOCKING
PASS
Compliance certification
Valid compliance certification confirmed.
RULE-04 · BLOCKING
PASS
Incident threshold
0 material incident(s) in last 12 months — limit 2.
RULE-05 · ADVISORY
PASS
Financial risk gate
Financial risk is MEDIUM — within acceptable range.
RULE-06 · ADVISORY
PASS
High dependency concentration
Dependency 70% — below high-dependency threshold (80%).

Decision

Recommendation

APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS

ACME Components GmbH

Trigger

MEDIUM FINANCIAL RISK

All blocking rules passed — conditions are required due to the trigger above, not a failed rule.

Decision factors

+Delivery performance — 97% on-time delivery
+Quality score — 98% quality pass rate
+Incident history — Zero incidents in last 12 months
+Compliance — Valid certification

Conditions required

→Quarterly financial review during contract period.

Decision Trace

Full decision → rules → evidence → feature values.

Audit Trail

Deterministic record — same input produces identical entry.

Decision ID: CASE-2026-SUP-001-SCENARIO-2026-08-29
Case ID: CASE-2026-SUP-001-SCENARIO
Timestamp: 2026-08-29T00:00:00Z
Engine version: 0.1.0
Rules version: 1.0
Rules executed: RULE-01, RULE-02, RULE-03, RULE-04, RULE-05, RULE-06
Features used: deliveryPerformance, qualityScore, financialRisk, dependency, leadTimeDays, compliant, incidentsLast12Months
Candidates: 3
Recommended: ACME Components GmbH
Decision: APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS
Source: SupplierDecisionPlugin/automated

Synthetic demonstration — not production supplier data. DIP Decision Engine v0.1.0.