Incomplete coverage may be necessary in a scenario where an additional rule or configuration prevents the awarding of as many lots as possible. For example, if a rule limits the number of winners, making it impossible for Keelvar to fully or partially award any lots, Keelvar will display a message stating "Results cannot be calculated due to conflicting rules. Review the scenario rules and try again".
Incomplete coverage
To enable Incomplete coverage:
- Navigate to Evaluate > Scenarios
- Select Add a scenario
- Add the Toggle features rule
- Toggle on Incomplete coverage
By enabling the Incomplete Coverage feature in the scenario rules under Toggle Features, Keelvar can award a scenario that may result in some lots not being fully awarded or not awarded at all.
Incomplete coverage penalty
In some situations, certain scenario rules may create a dilemma in choosing bidders with different coverage. In the following example, there is a lot group with 4 lots and 2 bidders, and the goal is to select only 1 winner:
- Company A bid on lanes 1, 2, and 3 with a very high cost.
- Company B bid only on lane 4 with a very low cost.
In this case, with incomplete coverage, Keelvar is likely to select Company B over Company A.
By using the Incomplete Coverage Penalty setting, you can determine whether Keelvar should prioritize coverage or low cost.
There are 3 levels of penalty:
- Default: Keelvar may favor low-cost bids over coverage.
- x10: Keelvar is biased toward coverage, but in some rare cases, a very low-cost offer may still be selected over coverage.
- x100: Keelvar strongly favors coverage over low-cost offers.
By changing the Incomplete Coverage Penalty to x100, Keelvar would choose Company A.