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A forecasting model that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes dispatch. Aimed at hvac & plumbing field supervisors, going after the low-value tail everyone else skips.
In short: Automated Dispatch for HVAC & plumbing is a forecasting model aimed at hvac & plumbing field supervisors, covering dispatch. It scores 73/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by demand (95) and held back by feasibility (22). Typical pricing is $2.9k–$76k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $42k–$140k.
HVAC & plumbing teams lose routing decisions made from memory at 6am. Nobody owns this process, which is exactly why it keeps breaking. The backlog only surfaces when a customer or an auditor finds it first.
A forecasting model that handles dispatch end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Revenue is per-vehicle, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $836M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 19% |
| Annual contract value | $2.9k – $76k |
| Pricing model | Per-vehicle |
| Time to first revenue | 72 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $42k – $140k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Forecasting that used to need a data team now runs on off-the-shelf models. HVAC & plumbing is growing at roughly 16% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
| A generalist AI tool | No domain grounding, so output needs full human review |
Accuracy is unforgiving here — one wrong output costs more than the subscription.
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