Excel and disconnected spreadsheets aren't just inefficient: they're blocking your path to Manufacturing Intelligence ... and costing you more than you think.
If your production planning, master data management, or demand forecasting still relies on Excel and disconnected spreadsheets, you're facing more than inefficiency: you're locked out of the Manufacturing Intelligence that will define competitive advantage in the future.
When data is scattered across multiple systems and spreadsheets:
• Teams aren't working on the same reality — delays in critical decision-making compound
• Master data becomes unreliable —versions conflict, errors multiply, integrity erodes
• You can't plan in minutes — planning cycles take hours or days
• Advanced systems like APS, MES, orAI can't function without a single source of truth
And here's the critical reality: AI doesn't fix bad data: it amplifies it.
Without reliable, centralized operational master data, all promises of AI-powered optimization, predictive planning, and autonomous production remain impossible to achieve.
We've created a visual breakdown of exactly what disconnected data is costing you, and why it's the single biggest barrier to Manufacturing Intelligence.
DOWNLOAD INFOGRAPHIC: "The Hidden Cost ofSpreadsheet Manufacturing"
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