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An optimisation engine that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes dispatch. Aimed at last-mile delivery ops teams, closing the loop while everyone is asleep.
In short: Dispatch for Last-mile delivery, Run by Optimisation is an optimisation engine aimed at last-mile delivery ops managers, covering dispatch. It scores 71/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by demand (95) and held back by feasibility (29). Typical pricing is $2.1k–$42k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $43k–$152k.
Last-mile delivery teams lose routing decisions made from memory at 6am. A typical last-mile delivery operation runs this on people, memory, and a shared spreadsheet. The error rate is tolerated because measuring it would cost more than the errors.
Point an optimisation engine at dispatch, and let people review output instead of producing it. Revenue is usage-based, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.2B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 19% |
| Annual contract value | $2.1k – $42k |
| Pricing model | Usage-based |
| Time to first revenue | 52 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $43k – $152k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Solver capacity that once needed a research budget now runs on commodity hardware. Last-mile delivery is growing at roughly 21% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
| A generalist AI tool | No domain grounding, so output needs full human review |
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
The data you need lives on paper in a back office; digitisation is half the product.
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