The licence ledger
IllustrativeThe commercial shape of a manufacturing stack, as a buyer reads it
- Basis of charge
- Per seat, per line, per site, per module. Four layers of software, each charged on its own basis and renewed on its own cycle.
- Growth condition
- A new line or a new site is additive across every layer at once. Consolidation rarely removes the same lines before the term ends.
- Customisation condition
- The changes your line needs sit outside the standard release, so the work you paid for once you maintain again at every upgrade.
- On exit
- Routings, planning rules and quality definitions sit inside the vendors' schemas — not in an asset you hold.
Shape only — the direction of travel, not a quantity. Your own curve comes from your own renewal schedule.