Estimate job run times from history
- Problem
- Quotes and schedules rely on tribal knowledge.
- How it works
- Export past job routings and actual times; find similar past jobs (similarity search) to predict duration.
- ROI / what to measure
- Better quote accuracy; research shows simple methods work for SMEs.
- Tools
- Python/pandas, Microsoft Excel, ERP export
- Est. tool cost
- Free
- Company size
- 10-200 employees
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Sources
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