“We bought the planning system. Planners still run the real schedule in Excel.”
The ERP or planning system went live. The dashboards look good. But when it matters, your planners open their own spreadsheets — because they do not trust what the system says.
Request a Situation ReviewWhat you're facing
- Master data is incomplete or wrong, so the system’s answers are wrong.
- Every planner has a personal spreadsheet, and they do not agree.
- Nobody agrees on which supply chain measures matter.
- The investment has not changed a single decision.
What this is costing you
- The money spent on a system nobody uses for decisions.
- Late orders and poor schedules from disconnected data.
- Planner time spent reconciling spreadsheets.
- Knowledge that walks out the door when a planner leaves.
The questions you're probably asking
- Why don’t planners trust the system?
- Is the problem the tool, the data, or the process?
- Which measures should we actually track?
- How do we get people off the spreadsheets?
Where to start
- 1Ask each planner what they use Excel for and why.
- 2Check lead times, lot sizes, and safety stock in the system for your top parts.
- 3Pick five supply chain measures everyone agrees on.
- 4Fix the data for one product family first.
- 5Run that family from the system and compare the results.
The Exceleor Path
- 01
Discovery
Understand the problem, measure where things stand today, and agree on what success looks like.
- 02
Define the engagement path
Most organizations don't know the path. We do. A proven method, tailored to your situation.
- 03
Training
Bring your people to a clear understanding of the requirements.
- 04
Implement and engage
Carry out the work jointly, with your people involved from day one.
- 05
Verify
Confirm the work was done and meets the requirement.
- 06
Validate
Confirm the original problem is actually solved, measured against the success measures from Discovery.
- 07
Transfer ownership
We collaborate throughout, so your team can run it without us.
- 08
Sustain and grow
We stay close, check in, and catch the next need early. We're here to make sure you succeed.
What you'll have at the end
- Clean master data for your critical parts.
- An agreed set of supply chain measures and definitions.
- Planners working from the system, not side spreadsheets.
- A plan to extend the approach across the business.
Why SupplySourceSync
- 30+ years of VP-level supply chain and quality leadership, including $1.85B in supply chain assets managed.
- Certified ISO auditor experience across aerospace, defense, automotive, medical device, and electronics.
- Work with organizations such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Toyota, and Ford.
- We do the work with your people, prove the problem is solved, and hand you the keys.
SupplySourceSync is an Exceleor LLC company.
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