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Scheduling handled by a forecasting model, with a human signing rather than writing. Aimed at last-mile delivery dispatchers, built for one person, not a department.
In short: Last-mile delivery Scheduling on Forecasting is a forecasting model aimed at last-mile delivery dispatchers, covering scheduling. It scores 72/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by monetisation (96) and held back by open field (43). Typical pricing is $4.8k–$102k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $33k–$113k.
Last-mile delivery teams lose a calendar rebuilt by hand every time one job slips. Every last-mile delivery team solves this the same way: someone stays late. Whoever knows how it works becomes a single point of failure.
A narrow forecasting model scoped to scheduling alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Revenue is per-outcome, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $387M |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 19% |
| Annual contract value | $4.8k – $102k |
| Pricing model | Per-outcome |
| Time to first revenue | 80 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $33k – $113k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Forecasting that used to need a data team now runs on off-the-shelf models. 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 |
|---|---|
| An offshore back office | Cheaper per hour, but does not scale down to the tail |
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
The buying cycle is slower than the build, so runway assumptions matter more than code.
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