Problems shops hit every week

How to stop spreadsheet errors in a fab shop

Research cited by Spectr notes that 94% of spreadsheets contain errors. In a fab shop that becomes a short crate, a wrong core, or a job that looked profitable. Spectr replaces the multi-file dance with one product record from CAD to install.

See this on your jobs Hidden costs of spreadsheets

Key facts

Version control is a rumour — final_v7_REAL.xlsx.
A mistyped quantity becomes a rush shipment.
Nobody can answer inventory without a walk.
Excel can remain an export. It should not be the live inventory.

How shops handle this

Count the files that describe one job
If you need more than one, you have the problem.
Kill the retype from CAD
Generate the BOM in Spectr.
Pack by scan
Typed ship lists drift.
Stop the parallel “just in case” sheet
That sheet becomes the system.

Common questions

Our estimator lives in Excel.

Estimating can stay there. Awarded jobs should not.

Can we still pivot in Excel?

Yes — from an export. Not from the floor.

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From the jobs you're quoting now to the installs you're managing next month — we'll walk through your actual work, not a canned tour.

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