We have talked about extending Excel with Python. there are a number of reasons you might want to extend Excel with Python. Most of these have to do with getting functions and capability that you just can’t access within a spreadsheet environment. Examples we have given before include simulation, optimization and forecasting. For 25 years […]
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We have been talking recently about extending Excel with Python. Here is a webinar recording that covers that discussion with a live demonstration and some examples. I made the point that if you are comfortable with Excel and are getting some good results in planning there, you should only go to Python for the right
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In our recent webinar (replay here) , we explored how Python can extend Excel’s capabilities for production planning and scheduling. For those who rely on Excel as their primary business tool, Python gives you new possibilities without abandoning the familiar spreadsheet environment. This post summarizes the key takeaways from the webinar on leveraging Python within
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We have a new version of the Fast Excel Development Template. These are improvements arising from our team using this template to build dozens of planning tools and systems. It has been 15 months since the last update and we have a lot of things to share. Much of this work has been done with
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Here is a new version of the Fast Excel Development Template. Here we describe the new features that come with Fast Excel Development Template Version 4.3.
We also talk about Excel systems for operational and supply chain planning and how to do it right.
“If this is a template, why are most of the sheets blank?”
“What is a modular system? How will this help my planning?”
We will answer these questions, and more.
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Our latest version of the Fast Excel Development Template fully supports modular systems. We have written here and there about modular systems. But, up until now, we have yet to provide in-depth content on how modules work and why you would use them instead of a single workbook. This article will be the first in
The demand history can’t tell us everything about the future, but it can tell us some things. This article and video outlines exactly what and shows an example of automated forecasting in an Excel tool.
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Here is a story about an attempt to size inventory buffers, by measuring demand variability. It is based on a true story and there are lessons learned from real experience.
I’ll tell you the story in both words and data. I have compiled a dataset and will share it here.
An update to Excel 365 in January 2020 means INDEX might work more slowly. Here is how to fix it so it works faster than ever.
A new MRP tool and training workshop for free. But, only if you take them together.
An Experiment – Doing MRP in Excel – Free Training and Download Read More »
Video tutorial on how to build your own planning systems with no software coding.
How to Build Your Own Planning Systems – With No Coding Read More »
Here is a Material Planning Template. It is pretty good, as far as planning templates go.
Here is what home-building can teach us about building templates and tools.
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A Replay of the webinar – DDMRP in Excel – From Idea to Execution.
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The Inventory Analysis Tool is a simple way to quantify and visualise the inventory cover you have and where are the opportunities for improvement of customer service with a lower inventory cost.
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Here is the full recording from our recent webinar “How to Build your Own Capacity Planning Tool in Excel.
It walks you through, step by step, the process of building a Capacity Planning Tool, similar to our Ten Minute Material Planning Tool.
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A replay of the Inventory Analysis Tool Webinar.
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We show you how to build our Capacity Planning Tool with our Fast Excel Development template.
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Here is the full recording from our recent webinar “How to Build your Own Material Planning Tool in Excel. It walks you through, step by step, the process of building our Ten Minute Material Planning Tool. But this is a full 60 minutes (plus Q&A) to describe the steps in detail and show you how
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Build your own Excel Planning Tool. Find out how we built a Material Planning Tool in ten minutes!
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