// Energy

Turn four hours of terminal pricing into twenty minutes.

At a $10.5bn fuel distributor, A-Core combines market, volume, stock and contract data to recommend spot and term prices for every terminal in about twenty minutes.

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Tankers on the water at sunset
4 HOURS ~10min EVERY TERMINAL
PLATTS · ARGUSERP VOLUMESTERMINAL STOCKCOMPETITORSCONTRACTS · TERMS
PRICED · 06:20
4 hours
the old daily pricing process
2 analysts · 5 systems
needed to produce it
~20 min
a recommended price for every terminal

Key capabilities

01
TERMINAL 04PRICE → VOLUME

Terminal-Level Elasticity

Demand behaves differently at each terminal. Pricing reflects the local market rather than a network-wide average.

02
SPOT
TERM
TERMS
VALUE DATEPAYMENT TERMSMARGIN

Spot and Term Pricing

Price spot and term deals from the same economics, including value dates, interest rates and payment terms.

03

Margin and Cost-to-Serve

Product cost, terminal position and payment terms sit in the price, so the desk sees expected margin before approval.

04
FORECAST ERROR BY TERMINAL

Measured Pricing Accuracy

Track forecast error and realised margin by terminal, so pricing is judged on outcomes rather than model output alone.

Refinery towers silhouetted against a vivid orange sky
TERMINAL T-04 · 06:20
1,284recommended spot price
+2.4% expected margin~20 min to price
// Retail fuel and F&B

Advanced pricing and commercial decisions for independent petrol stations.

At the largest service provider in the EU and UK, A-Core combines competitor prices, volumes, stock and site performance to recommend pump prices and improve fuel and F&B margins.

Unbranded fuel station forecourt in daylight

Site-level pricing

Competitor prices, volumes, stock and site performance feed a daily pump-price recommendation with expected volume and margin impact.

Roadside fuel station at night

F&B margin improvement

Till, product, cost and waste data expose margin leakage and rank changes to pricing, range, promotions and buying.

Fuel pump at an independent station

Built for independent operators

Start with a few data feeds and expand site by site, without replacing core systems or starting a large IT project.

// How it runs

From market inputs to approved terminal prices.

Fuel storage tanks at sunrise
PRICING INPUTS · T-04
Platts & ArgusLIVE
ERP volumesSYNCED
Terminal stockSYNCED
Competitor pricesDAILY
Rates & payment termsSYNCED
Reconciled into one pricing decision
01 / INPUTS

Bring the pricing inputs together

Platts, Argus, ERP volumes, terminal stock, competitor prices, interest rates and payment terms are reconciled around each pricing decision.

02 / RECOMMEND

Recommend the price and show the economics

A-Core recommends spot and term prices by terminal, with expected margin and assumptions. The pricing manager approves, changes or rejects.

Refinery smokestacks silhouetted against an orange sky
RECOMMENDATION · 06:20
TERMINALSPOTMARGIN
T-041,284+2.4%
T-071,271+1.1%
T-121,296+0.6%
ApproveChange
Industrial plant towers against a purple dusk sky
OUTCOME · LAST 30 DAYS
RecommendedRealised
Forecast error
by terminal
Realised margin
measured
03 / MEASURE

Measure accuracy and margin impact

Each recommendation is compared with the realised market and P&L. Forecast error and margin are measured by terminal and feed the next decision.

// Traceable recommendations · Audit and due diligence

When someone asks why, the answer is already on file.

Regulators, auditors and buyers ask different versions of the same question: what did you know, what did you rely on, and who approved it?

REGULATOR

“Why did you approve this pricing?”

The decision, score, evidence and approver are stored as one record.

INTERNAL AUDIT

“What did you know on the day?”

A-Core keeps when facts were true and when they became known, so the file can be rebuilt as it stood on decision day.

DUE DILIGENCE

“Where does this number come from?”

Every figure traces to the page, cell or system it came from. Gaps and contradictions appear on a cited issue list. Nothing is in a black box.

MODEL RISK

“Which model made this call?”

The model version, inputs and overrides are recorded with every score.

// One asset. One terminal. One decision.

Bring us a decision that matters. We will run it on your data.

See the inputs, business context, expected commercial impact and the path back to source.

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