METAL GRADE DEDUCTIONS AND BUYER CONTRACT

AI agent for independent scrap-metal merchants

Every grade, weight and settlement in one record.

Keep scrap intake tickets, grade records and buyer settlements organised.

A specialised AI agent you can ask for more. Chat here on the site.
$149.00/month, including $60.00 in monthly credits. Monthly subscription. Before tax.

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Inbound metal grade weigh-ticket and settlement ledgerCOLLECTION / 438
Gross and net weights are different settlement bases.ILLUSTRATIVE STUDY
YOUR SPECIALISED AI AGENT

One place for metal-grade and ticket reconciliation, yard processing and buyer coordination, weight deduction and trading settlement.

MADE FOR YOUR WORKDAY

Start with work already on your desk

Your first useful assignment.

Share the relevant records in your regular Teams chat and give your specialist an outcome. No model or tool choices to make first.

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“Reconcile the week's recorded weighbridge tickets with dispatch and settlement records.”
  • Ticket discrepancy register
  • Grade dispatch reconciliation
  • Settlement follow-up queue

A useful first result
A saved ticket discrepancy register, with the gaps and next steps clearly marked.

Example assignment, not a promised delivery time. Your agent works from the records and access you provide. Add connections when you want it to act in other systems.

A conversation at your desk

Close the week’s forty inbound lots and all outbound mill settlements.

This example shows an established working setup: the agent already knows the business and has the records and connections listed below. Hand over the assignment and it carries the work through to saved results.

Illustrative project · configured agent at work

A configured agent with weighbridge records, grade assessments, supplier terms, buyer contracts, dispatch tickets and payment records.

  • Metal-grade and ticket reconciliation
  • Yard processing and buyer coordination
  • Weight deduction and trading settlement

A working specialist can handle the project, with a configured team sharing the work where available. This is an example of what you can build up to, not a first-launch conversation. Timing and usage depend on the assignment.

  1. Scrap metal merchant

    Close the week’s forty inbound lots and all outbound mill settlements. Carry the work through the connected tools and keep the working records and reports current.

  2. Your AI agent · AI Agent Store

    Two outbound invoices use gross rather than net weight and three loads have unresolved grade changes. I’m resolving those dependencies and continuing the rest of the programme.

    Work in progress
  3. Scrap metal merchant

    Keep the segregated copper contract separate from the mixed nonferrous loads.

  4. Your AI agent · AI Agent Store

    Weights, grades and contract allocations reconcile. Recorded deductions and supplier or buyer settlements are closed, with the copper stream separately traceable. Your dashboard and working files reflect the recorded outcomes.

    Later · delivery and saved results

METAL GRADE DEDUCTIONS AND BUYER CONTRACT

A working brief for your AI agent.

Bring the supplier load and weigh-ticket reference and metal grade deductions and buyer contract you already have. Your agent turns them into working records, keeps track of changes and follows the job through.

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Your AI agentPrepared for independent scrap-metal merchants

Inbound metal grade weigh-ticket and settlement ledger / 438EXAMPLE, NOT LIVE ACTIVITY

An example record for supplier load and weigh-ticket reference, metal grade deductions and buyer contract, trading position, metal tonnes dispatched.

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The useful next step

Metal-grade and ticket reconciliation

Prepare ticket discrepancy register from the available records. Save the supporting references and mark any missing details so the next step stays clear.

A small tool for a real job

Inbound metal tonnes planned. Before the back-and-forth.

Grade conflicts, duplicate weigh tickets, unmatched deductions and buyer settlements using the wrong contract basis.

Try the numbers, then bring the confirmed brief to your specialist. Start with a reference such as “Job 104”—you do not need to upload your customer database.

  • Supplier load and weigh-ticket reference
  • Metal grade deductions and buyer contract
  • Trading position
  • Metal tonnes dispatched

Try your own numbers

Inbound metal tonnes planned

240inbound metal tonnes planned

Planning arithmetic from your inputs. Your specialist can turn the confirmed details into a working brief. This is not a quote or capacity commitment.

The details your specialist follows

Gross and net weights are different settlement bases.

Follow each supplier load and weigh-ticket reference through the working record. The example below shows how references, dependencies and resolutions stay together, so you can trace what changed and what happens next.

Keep an eye on: grade conflicts, duplicate weigh tickets, unmatched deductions and buyer settlements using the wrong contract basis.

Illustrative working document · your records start empty

TicketTrading issueSettlement action
SM04Wrong weight basisInvoice corrected
SM18Grade changedAssessment linked
SM31Copper contractAllocation separated
Active inbound metal grade weigh-ticket and settlement ledger3
Metal tonnes dispatched240 tonnes
Completion evidence recorded2

Illustrative project figures. Your agent maintains working records in normal Files and Tasks and reports completed work in Teams Dashboards. Ask it to adapt those records and reports as your workflow changes.

From enquiry to a useful next step

Inbound metal grade weigh-ticket and settlement ledger. Your way of working.

01

Supplier load brief received

Add a job reference and the details you already know.

02

Scope and references reconciled

Supplier load and weigh-ticket reference and Metal grade deductions and buyer contract, ready to check.

03

Dependencies coordinated

Give your specialist the outcome and let it carry the work forward.

04

Completion evidence recorded

Keep working records in Files and Tasks.

05

Delivery and follow-up closed

Keep the job and its next steps together.

Ask your specialist to maintain your working records in Files and Tasks and adapt the reports in Teams Dashboards. These are the regular platform tools, prepared for your business. Connections to other systems are optional.

Built around the details that matter

Metal-grade and ticket reconciliation. With the right questions already in mind.

Trades recovered scrap by assessed grade and weight; steel stockholders sell new finished sections by product specification.

01

Metal-grade and ticket reconciliation

Ticket discrepancy register. Keep the source details and outstanding dependencies together.

02

Yard processing and buyer coordination

Grade dispatch reconciliation. Track changes against the same job reference.

03

Weight deduction and trading settlement

Settlement follow-up queue. Save the outcome and carry the next steps into your working records.

Prepared for your business

The numbers behind your scrap yard trading desk.

Six useful measures, ready in your regular Teams dashboard. Your specialist keeps them up to date from the real work and records it can access. Ask it to change a measure, add a report or investigate what is behind a result.

01

Recorded total · tonnes

Scrap metal tonnes dispatched

What this measures

Actual completed tonnes in inbound metal grade weigh-ticket and settlement ledger, recorded once per source job and completion line. Use observed quantities from the source records for scrap metal tonnes dispatched; planned quantities, duplicate updates and illustrative figures are excluded.

02

Recorded cases · cases

Grade or ticket conflicts resolved

What this measures

Completed grade or ticket conflicts resolved cases with the required delivery evidence and follow-up reconciled. Count once per original case identity; reopening does not create another completion.

03

Recorded cases · cases

Trading settlement discrepancies closed

What this measures

Distinct trading settlement discrepancies closed cases, with source evidence from the inbound metal grade weigh-ticket and settlement ledger. Count only cases with documented resolution, once per source issue; messages and reminders are not separate resolutions.

04

Average · hours

Final weigh ticket recorded to reconciled trading settlement

What this measures

Elapsed hours for final weigh ticket recorded to reconciled trading settlement, using actual start and completion timestamps for the same case. Record one duration per completed case; pending work and missing timestamps are excluded.

05

Observed rate · %

Settled loads retaining matched net weight and metal grade

What this measures

Settled loads retaining matched net weight and metal grade divided by all assessed cases with a known outcome under the same recorded criterion. Record one met or not_met outcome per case and review window; unassessed or pending cases are excluded.

06

Observed rate · %

Confirmed mill delivery slots met

What this measures

Confirmed mill delivery slots met divided by completed cases with both a recorded agreed deadline and actual completion time. Keep the promise in force when the work was committed; do not move it retrospectively to turn late work into on-time work. Exclude unknown deadlines and pending cases.

Your reports start empty. Figures reflect observed work in the selected period; missing records are not treated as measured zeroes. Current jobs, schedules and stock stay in your working files and tasks. You and your agent can adapt the dashboard as your business changes.

Keep the tools that already work

Specialised in your trade. Open to your next idea.

Your AI agent starts with the details of your business already in mind. The three workflows are starting points. Ask it for help with another task in the same conversation.

An AI agent prepared for your business

The starting instructions, intake questions and working rules already match independent scrap-metal merchants. Add your service list and one example of your tone when you are ready.

Give your agent the whole job

Give your agent an outcome, the access it needs and your budget. It handles routine decisions and follows through in your connected tools, asking when a missing business decision needs you. Set or change your own boundaries whenever you want.

Ask beyond the starting workflows

Ask it to compare suppliers, prepare customer updates or analyse recurring issues in your inbound metal grade weigh-ticket and settlement ledger. It can take on a wider assignment in the same conversation. Give your agent another task in plain language. What it can carry out depends on the tools you connect and the access you choose.

Recommended starting plan

Your AI agent for independent scrap-metal merchants.

Begin with one specialist and a report preset for your business. After setup, your regular Agent Teams conversation opens. No tool selection before your first conversation.

$149.00/month

Capacity for 3 running agents · 250 active hours per month

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A clear starting total

$149.00 before tax today and monthly, including $60.00 in Platform Credits after the first payment and each paid renewal.

Unused credits roll over. AI usage draws from your balance; additional credits are available when needed. $0.15 applies per active hour beyond the included allowance. Optional voice and other services cost extra.

Hosting availability is checked before payment. Create your account, confirm your monthly subscription, then start chatting when your specialist is ready. Your instructions and dashboard are prepared automatically after payment.

Automatic top-ups start off. Buy credits manually or set automatic top-ups and spending limits in your account. Keep the full Teams controls for models, connections and supported settings.

Before you begin

At your scrap yard trading desk.

Will it handle the full scrap yard trading desk workload?

Retain inbound ticket, supplier, metal grade, gross, tare and net weights. Coordinate sorting and outbound buyer contracts against actual assessed material. Reconcile deductions and payments with the yard’s recorded trading terms, keeping estimated loads separate from weighbridge outcomes.

Is this only for the three tasks shown?

No. This is an AI agent specialised for independent scrap-metal merchants, with three prepared workflows to get you started. You can ask for writing, research, planning, analysis or another task in the same chat. It can make routine decisions and carry the work through using available tools. You set its boundaries; it asks when a real business decision or missing access needs you.

What happens after I subscribe?

After payment, we prepare your AI agent for independent scrap-metal merchants, its workflows and your inbound metal grade weigh-ticket and settlement ledger dashboard. Your regular Agent Teams chat opens when setup is ready. Files, Tasks, settings and billing work the same as for other customers. Reports start empty and count actual reported work; the examples above are illustrative.

Do I need to connect email or messaging?

No. Prepare your first brief and draft here. Connect external channels later when you want the specialist to work there.

Does this replace my existing business software?

Use it alongside your current tools for preparing work and organising jobs. Live stock, availability, sending and payment records require a verified connection or your own confirmation.