Manufacturing ERP Strategies to Eliminate Spreadsheet Dependency in Operations
Manufacturers still rely on spreadsheets for planning, inventory, production control, costing, and reporting because they are familiar and flexible. The problem is that spreadsheet-led operations create hidden risk, fragmented data, delayed decisions, and weak governance. This article explains how manufacturing leaders, ERP partners, MSPs, and system integrators can replace spreadsheet dependency with a practical ERP modernization strategy, including architecture guidance, migration sequencing, governance controls, implementation roadmap, trade-offs, and ROI-focused decision criteria.