FlowGuard: Pre‑commit feasibility checks across ERP/MES/WMS/TMS

Integration & Automation
🔥
8/10
Demand Score
Every mismatch cascades into missed promises, expedite costs, and customer churn.
🌊
8/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
💰
$3k-14k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
⏱️
10 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard

The Problem

A transaction interceptor that validates work orders, allocations, and shipments before they commit by simulating capacity, material availability, routings, carrier cutoffs, and lead times across ERP,

🔗 Validated by Real User Complaints

This problem has been verified through 5 real user complaints:

Competitor Landscape

  • Kinaxis
  • o9 Solutions
  • Anaplan
  • Celonis (process mining)
  • Blue Yonder

Must-Have Features for MVP

Pre‑commit API/gateway for orders, WOs, and shipments
Finite‑capacity micro‑simulation using latest constraints
Material and substitute availability checks with effectivity dates
Carrier SLA/cutoff validation and label generation checks
Auto‑remediation suggestions with single‑click apply
Plant‑floor adapters (OPC‑UA/MQTT) for real‑time status
SLA breach heatmaps and promise‑date reliability KPIs

⚠️ Potential Challenges

  • Accurate, timely master data and routings
  • MES/WMS/TMS adapter complexity
  • Finite capacity modeling and what‑if accuracy
  • Change resistance from schedulers and planners

Risk Level: Moderate

🎯 Keys to Success

  • Reduce late orders by 40%+ in 60 days
  • Increase promise‑date reliability to >95%
  • Cut expedite freight by 20%+
  • Lower rescheduling churn (WO changes) by 30%
  • Planner adoption >80% with reduced manual overrides

Ready to Build This?

This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.