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An optimisation engine that sits beside the existing system, reads what it already produces, and closes site selection. Aimed at manufacturing ops teams, proving value before anyone signs anything.
In short: Manufacturing Site Scorer on Optimisation is an optimisation engine aimed at manufacturing ops managers, covering site selection. It scores 70/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by moat (88) and held back by feasibility (25). Typical pricing is $2.4k–$47k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $34k–$121k.
Manufacturing teams lose location decisions made on instinct and a drive-by. Nobody owns this process, which is exactly why it keeps breaking. Most operators assume this is simply the cost of doing business.
An optimisation engine that handles site selection end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Revenue is usage-based, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.8B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 14% |
| Annual contract value | $2.4k – $47k |
| Pricing model | Usage-based |
| Time to first revenue | 41 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $34k – $121k |
| 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 |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
| A spreadsheet | The real incumbent in most of the market, and it is free |
The buying cycle is slower than the build, so runway assumptions matter more than code.
An idea you cannot act on is entertainment. Four concrete steps, wired to tools already running on AltFTool.
Score problem urgency, willingness to pay, and reachable audience size before writing any code.
→ AltF IdeaLabAsk how they handle this today and what it costs them. If nobody can quantify the pain, the demand score is optimistic.
→ Survey BuilderCheck availability, DNS, and email authentication in one pass so your first outreach lands in an inbox.
→ AltF DomainOpsStand up intake, the review queue, and billing before you build the clever part.
→ AltF Flow