A narrow geospatial model scoped to site selection alone — no platform, no migration, no six-month rollout. Aimed at manufacturing quality teams, unbundling the one module people actually use.
In short: Manufacturing Site Scorer is a geospatial model aimed at manufacturing quality leads, covering site selection. It scores 80/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by monetisation (97) and held back by feasibility (36). Typical pricing is $4.8k–$102k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in six to twelve months for $33k–$80k.
Manufacturing teams lose location decisions made on instinct and a drive-by. 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.
A geospatial model that handles site selection end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Revenue is per-outcome, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.3B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 18% |
| Annual contract value | $4.8k – $102k |
| Pricing model | Per-outcome |
| Time to first revenue | 67 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $33k – $80k |
| Build effort | 6-12 months |
Satellite and census-linked data became licensable at startup prices. 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
Accuracy is unforgiving here — one wrong output costs more than the subscription.
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