Excel Demand Analytics – Fast Formulas on 65K+ Rows
Analytics for demand planning in Excel usually involves big tables of data. To understand the demand for a product, you need to look into its history. An order history can easily have 100K+ records....
View ArticleSeven Habits for Highly Effective Excel Planning
Happy new year! A time for planning and new year resolutions. Ouch. The word "Resolutions" doesn't give you good feelings, does it? I prefer habits -form them and it takes effort to break them. Here...
View ArticleA Simple Truth About Capacity Planning
"It was easy to see where they were going wrong..." A short story and a simple truth about capacity planning. Also a chance to give us feedback and get free access to the right capacity planning tool...
View ArticleEasy Date Calculations When Planning With Excel
Capacity planning compares minutes of production with days of resources. Here is an easy way to convert minutes to days over any working calendar. This technique also helps to simplify many Excel date...
View ArticleHow Calendars Fix Your Capacity in Planning and Scheduling
This is a guide to help you use calendars in planning and scheduling. Production capacity starts with calendars - here's how to make a calendar and calculate in Excel.
View ArticleCapacity Planning Tool
Here is a Capacity Planning Tool to download, test and run with your own data. You can see your work orders from sales, compare with available capacity. Gives you instant visibility on production...
View ArticleThe Secret Trick that Turns Excel into a Flexible Business System
ERP often fails to give you the flexibility and visibility that you need. Excel use has its own problems with spreadmarts and spreadsheet sin. Apply this technique and take control over your planning...
View ArticleHow to Share Excel Data in the Cloud
We build planning and scheduling systems in Excel. Some systems like this material planning example have more than one user, in different locations. Here is a way to share Excel data across multiple...
View ArticleHere’s An Excel Method That Every Planner Should Know
This is a core method to apply the Fast Excel Development Method in building a planning and scheduling system in Excel. Convert forecasts, explode demand and generate work orders -- this method is...
View ArticleGet an Instant Rating for your Excel Planning
How does your Excel planning measure up? Are you getting the best results or are you suffering from Excel hell? Here is a simple measurement and a download tool that can give you an instant rating on...
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