[Contract] Sub-contracting our researches

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[Contract] Sub-contracting our researches

Post by Guest » 05.01.2008, 14:16

My idea is quite simple.

I have developped Jeans researches at high level. I would find a sub-contractor for producing jeans for my company.

At the moment, it is possible to do this ingame.

However, I would continue to be the Owner of this high quality Jeans at anytime, which means I concess my high quality Jeans licence to someone : he produces, he upgrade it for me and I buy it at a certain price.

However, I would get back my research at anytime with a bonus if the quality has been uplevel.

Or, I would protect both parties : Contractor for his licence and Sub-contractor form contractor malice.

I am waiting for your advice and ideas.

SPB,
Contract :

1- The parties:

This is a partnership between (company name1) and (company name 2) on (date).


2- The Licence:

(The owner), the owner of (researches X quality) concesses his researches for (initiak cost)caps for(period) weeks to (company2).

The sub-contractor named ____________ is agree to pay the cost of _____________ caps for the research. He is responsible for the improvement of this research and its production.


3- Contractor Responsabilities:

The owner has the obligation to supply his subcontractor in raw materials in the present case : (raw materials names)

The contractor is the owner of _____________ at anytime : In case of conflict, in case of broken contract, in case of ended contract, in case of subcontractor failure, subcontractor bankrupt and any others faillures form the sub-contractor.

However the contractor is agree to pay according to this formulas from http://www.kapitools.de the following price : (Cost of the research - Initial cost)* X% for any case mentionned above to the subcontractor. In case of bankrupt, the Kapibank receipt funds.

As per exemple: A concession of Q10, uplevel by the sub-contractor at Q15 the following formulas is : (Cost of Q15 - Iniatial cost in the contract)* the bonus in percentage%

The bonus for this research is evaluated at ____ %.

The contractor provides the best quality of his raw materials at fix cost (amount 1) + quality premium (amount 2). The sub-contractor is agree to pay the above price.

He must pay the price and the quantity ordered at least once a week.

4- Sub-contractor responsabilities:

The sub-contractor is allowed to produce for competitors. All the revenues form this research is for him. However, he is agree to sell his production at :
  • Purchasing price from contractor : _____ + quality premium
    Addition material (in detail) : (name 1 / price1; Name 2/ price 2 ...)
    Fix cost : Price_fix cost
    Margin: X %
Both parties recognize the follwing price for (product name) at (total price) for the entire running period of the contract as selling price.

The sub-contractor is responsible for the production and the uplevel of this research.

The sub-contractor must send back the research in the following case :
  • - Holidays
    - Bankrupt of his company
    - Ended contract
    - Broken contract
    - No delivering
    - Impossibility to produce this quantity require
    - In case of conflicts
    - and any others case
He must follow the above formulas rule :
(Cost of Quality developped - initial cost) * X%
5- Quantity ordered:

The contractor orders (quantity) per (day/ week) at the selling price to the sub-contractor.

6- Quality premium:

(Product name) requires (X) times to upgrade one quality. The quality form the research developpement is paid : X caps per unit.

As per exemple: Cotton requires 3 times from its own to upgrade +1Q => Cotton + Seed+ Water

7- Building improvement

Both parties recognizes during building improvement the disfonctionnement of his partner. However, the necessity of communication for such improvement is strongly required under title :"Licence: Building Improvement"

8- Miscommunication

8 days are requires before to declare the sub-contractor as weakening. In such case, the subcontractor discount the follwing price per X%. This discount musn't go upto 5%.

After 8 days, the contractor is able to order the return of his research. The production already made, it is under the subcontractor responsability. The raw material unused must be return at its purchasing price to the contractor.

He must a send at least 2 messages during this period of silence. His title must contain the term "Licence: + blabla"

9- Minimum period of the contract

The following contract is for a minimum period of 5 weeks since the signature date.

10- Silence

In case of non-information, the contract is automaticaly renewal under the same rule and the same period. The contractor must prove that he has sent a message to his sub-contractor under the title : "Licence: Ended contract" if the licence is broken (outbox shotscreen).

The sub-contractor have to inform moderators of the automatic renewal in case of contractor silence.

The benefit of doubts is in favor of the sub-contractor.

11- Contract modification

In case of any modification on the price or disagreement. The following contract is considering as broken. A new one must be writen. The modification of the quantity has to be notify in a new article.
Article : The contractor increases his production at X units for till the ended of the previous contract.
The contractor is responsible of this notification in the forum. The quantity take effect since its registration in the forum. A private message is not considering as prouve.

12- Inflation

The contractor isn't responsible for the market inflation, if he provides at least 65% of materials require for the production of his goods (in value). In such case, the contract is considering as running.

If the contractor supply under 65% of materials in value, the subcontractor can break the contract under the title: "Licence : Inflation Risk".

As per example:
  • Cotton needs :

    Seeds : 7 caps at Q32 * 1 unit (90%)
    Water : 0,10 caps *10 units (10%)
    Total : 8 caps

    Fix cost are excluded.
13- Contractor absence

The contractor must notificated his absence. The sub-contractor is allowed to stop the production after 10 days or if the contract represent 20% of his asset in case of no-acceptancy of his contract.

In case of contractor silence after a month, he is declared as owner of this researche.

13- Litigation

The following contract as to be created in the (name of the forum). The contractor posts the following contract and filled it. The sub-contractor must do the same.

Moderators or Administrators of the game seal the contract. They are responsabible in case of litigation. They are responsabible to take care of the good return of the research on time in extrem case (such as bankrupt, holidays ...)

Guest

Post by Guest » 05.01.2008, 18:27

:o its very complex.
has many key points like use the external game issues like tools, forum and the administrators (to be part of the game).
this type of feature, has to be restrict, in some way or new players, could be trapped in this kind of deal. this deal will need some kind of tutorial since has much steps and is near to be the most complex to did.
look like you bend the game to follow contracts.
produce what is need, not you wish, but what the contract says, are you making a robot game. and the market could flow diferently since many companies will do this and make a chain of inflation at the market.
in other hand we have a new market of contracts what will could make partner companies and has a contract history of contracts sucess. and tha companies will not offer products but itself to produce at lower prices.

if the tools are inside of the game and has some market rules to record this kind of contracts to not need moderators because its handle by the game at a worlds taxs with base in the price of stats in a region or a percentage of the production price.

a new market could be creat to test all this.

Guest

Post by Guest » 05.01.2008, 23:34

you're asking an awful lot for the moderators and administrators to take an active role in taking action in case the contract falls apart (which I'd say is a strong possibility).

We can't even get people to satisfy Auction requirements, which are substantially easier to understand, and the Mods & Admins get dragged into those disputes far too frequently, with less than stellar outcomes.

Guest

Post by Guest » 06.01.2008, 03:44

Yeah, your idea sounds fine, but there is NO WAY to enforce it. Contracts in this game are by Gentleman's agreement. There is no litigation, no enforcement. The mods had their hands full running the game and catching cheaters.

Guest

Post by Guest » 06.01.2008, 12:02

Not enforcing, not at all. However, protecting both parties is very important to me. My idea is to find an idea to sub-contract our researches to newbies or young company.

I am a specialist. I need to buy Jeans at high quality. I produce the textiles and I have stores.

I have developed this high quality but I can't produce it anymore and I can't keep going its research. So, I prefer to sub-contract it, via a licence: Production and Research.

I need to protect the right on this research, because I wanna stay owner of it. Also, I am ready to pay an extra on the research effort form my sub-contractor.

I would accentuate my specialization and focusing my RC. I can't in term of strategy spend more money in Research.

At the moment, to find a Jeans specialist ... it is impossible... and the game doesn't protect me for this licence ... Only Administrator or Mod can do something in case of problem ...

Guest

Post by Guest » 07.01.2008, 05:38

Well yeak, like i said i think its a great idea, but it would be alot of work for the mods.

Guest

Post by Guest » 07.01.2008, 10:31

Correct... it would be much work for the moderators and it is not part of their "work" (Please keep in mind: They do not get paid for their so called "job". It's a hobby and they do it in their free time. Just to avoid misunderstandings. ;) ).

If you really want to start such a cooperation you should ask longterm-business partners if they would be interested... people that you know from different trades... this would be the best.
But there is no guarantee that this will always work as you intended it.

GoldenEye

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