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An optimisation engine that handles maintenance planning end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Aimed at manufacturing maintenance leads, writing down what only one person knows.
In short: Manufacturing Maintenance Planner on Optimisation is an optimisation engine aimed at manufacturing maintenance leads, covering maintenance planning. It scores 72/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by moat (93) and held back by feasibility (21). Typical pricing is $13k–$199k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $39k–$94k.
Manufacturing teams lose maintenance done on a calendar rather than on condition. It is the kind of task that is too small to fund and too costly to ignore. The cost is invisible on any P&L line, which is why it never gets fixed.
Maintenance planning handled by an optimisation engine, with a human signing rather than writing. Revenue is managed service, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.7B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 18% |
| Annual contract value | $13k – $199k |
| Pricing model | Managed service |
| Time to first revenue | 81 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $39k – $94k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Solver capacity that once needed a research budget now runs on commodity hardware. Manufacturing is growing at roughly 16% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| A generalist AI tool | No domain grounding, so output needs full human review |
Integrations with the incumbent system of record are undocumented and gatekept.
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