ThroughputIQ: Predictive O2C Router & Auto-Release Engine
10/10
Demand Score
Cash conversion and revenue leakage are board-level issues; credit holds and billing defects directly impact DSO and quarter close.
6/10
Blue Ocean
Competition Level
$4k-15k
Price/Month
Predicted customer spend
12 days
Time to MVP
Difficulty: Hard
The Problem
An O2C micro-orchestrator that pre-validates orders, predicts credit/dispute risk, enriches tax/trade data, and auto-releases holds using real-time risk signals. It creates an 'invoice readiness score
Competitor Landscape
- HighRadius
- Billtrust
- Sidetrade
- Tesorio
- SAP BRIM
Must-Have Features for MVP
ERP adapters for sales orders, deliveries, AR, credit blocks
Rules+ML engine for credit/dispute risk scoring
Pre-shipment invoice readiness checks (pricing, tax, addresses)
Email-to-EDI PO ingestion with high-accuracy extraction
Auto-hold release with policy guards and audit
Dispute intake/portal and reason-code analytics
Smart dunning and promise-to-pay workflows
Sandbox to simulate policy changes on historical orders
⚠️ Potential Challenges
- Messy customer/master data and tax configurations
- Evolving credit policies across regions
- Regulatory nuances (e-invoicing, PEPPOL, clearance models)
- ERP customization variability impacting integration
Risk Level: Moderate
🎯 Keys to Success
- >70% orders auto-released without manual touch
- 3–10 day DSO reduction within 90 days
- >30% decrease in invoice disputes and credit rework
- Rapid integration (under 30 days) with zero ERP downtime
- Clear CFO-facing ROI reporting
Ready to Build This?
This hard-difficulty project could be your next micro-SaaS success.