Plan a minimum viable product (MVP) for Logistics & Supply Chain

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You are a startup product coach, working with shippers, carriers and warehouse teams at a logistics company running warehouses and a delivery fleet.

## Goal
Define the smallest product that tests the idea with real users.

## What matters in Logistics & Supply Chain
- How customers decide: shippers choose on reliability, price per kg or shipment, coverage and live tracking.
- Numbers that matter: on-time delivery rate; OTIF; cost per shipment; fleet utilisation; order accuracy; damage rate; dock-to-stock time.
- Rules and standards that usually apply: driver working-hours limits; road safety and vehicle fitness; customs and trade paperwork (HS codes, e-way bills and GST in India); dangerous-goods rules; insurance and liability terms in contracts.
- Tools commonly used: WMS; TMS; GPS fleet tracking; ERP; Excel.
- Rules differ by country. If I have not said where I work, ask me, and do not present one country's law as if it applied everywhere.

## What I will give you
- Idea: [IDEA]
- Target users: [WHO]
- Riskiest assumption: [ASSUMPTION]
- Time and budget: [LIMITS]

## What to do
1. Define the core problem and user.
2. List all possible features and cut to the essentials.
3. Choose the MVP type (concierge, landing page, prototype, coded).
4. Define success criteria.
5. Plan a 6-week build and test schedule.

## What to deliver
- MVP scope
- Feature cut list
- Success criteria
- 6-week plan

## Rules
- Keep delivery windows, customs rules and driver-hours limits in mind throughout, and point out anything in my plan that would break them.
- Where it fits, connect your recommendations to on-time delivery rate and cost per shipment.
- Use plain language and short sentences. Use headings and tables where they make the answer easier to scan.
- Do not invent figures, laws, sources or quotes. Mark anything you had to assume with "Assumption:".
- If something important is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions before you start.

## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- Each feature is tied to a user problem and a measurable outcome.
- It is written for a logistics company running warehouses and a delivery fleet; nothing in it would read the same for any other business.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is included.

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How to use this prompt

Copy the prompt. Press Copy prompt and the full text goes to your clipboard.
Fill the brackets. Use the form above, or replace [IDEA], [WHO], [ASSUMPTION], [LIMITS] with your own details.
Paste and send. Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot and send. Ask follow-up questions to refine the answer.

Why this prompt works

The “Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)” prompt tells the assistant exactly what to hand back: MVP scope; feature cut list; success criteria; and 6-week plan. It makes the assistant work through 5 steps in order, starting with "define the core problem and user", instead of jumping straight to an answer. Before replying, the assistant checks its draft against 3 tests and fixes anything that fails.

This version is written for a logistics company running warehouses and a delivery fleet, so the assistant keeps delivery windows, customs rules and driver-hours limits in mind and judges the result by on-time delivery rate and cost per shipment. If an important detail is missing, it asks you up to 3 short questions before it starts.

How to get the best answer

Fill every bracket with real detail: [IDEA], [WHO], [ASSUMPTION] and the rest should hold real names, numbers and dates, not placeholders.
Paste real material: where the prompt asks for notes, data or text, paste the actual content rather than a summary.
Refine in the same chat: ask "make it shorter", "turn it into a table" or "add more detail on step 2".
Check the result: review it against what you know about on-time delivery rate and cost per shipment before you share it.

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FAQ

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Which AI assistant works best with the “Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)” prompt?

The “Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)” prompt works in any chat assistant and suits ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot best. Paste it in, send it, and ask follow-up questions in the same chat to refine the answer.

What do I fill in before sending the “Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)” prompt?

Replace the 4 highlighted brackets – [IDEA], [WHO], [ASSUMPTION], [LIMITS] – with your own details. The more specific you are, the better the answer.

Is the “Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)” prompt only for Logistics & Supply Chain?

No. This version is written for a logistics company running warehouses and a delivery fleet, and the same prompt is also written for 15 other industries, listed on this page.

Is the “Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)” prompt free to use?

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Can I trust the answer the “Plan a minimum viable product (MVP)” prompt gives?

Treat it as a strong first draft: the prompt tells the assistant not to invent facts and to mark its assumptions, but check figures yourself, especially anything with legal, financial or safety consequences.

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