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Expert perspectives on enterprise Excel, supply chain intelligence, and data transformation.

Why Excel Isn't the Problem: The Real Challenge Is Managing Enterprise Processes Around It

After working with the world's largest manufacturers and Fortune 100 companies, we found that Excel isn't the problem — the real problem is how organizations manage the business processes that happen around Excel.

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Institutional Memory: The Missing Layer in Enterprise AI

Every organization possesses an asset that rarely appears on a balance sheet: institutional memory. Data tells you what happened—institutional memory tells you why.

Supply Chain

The Digital Thread: Why Supply Chain Visibility Requires More Than ERP Data

Despite billions invested in enterprise software, organizations still struggle to answer a basic question: what is actually happening right now? The answer lies in connecting your systems with a digital thread.

Enterprise AI

Cuboid and the Future of Enterprise AI: Why Decision Memory Matters

Cuboid preserves something that most enterprise systems lose: the history of business decisions. Discover why decision memory is the missing ingredient in enterprise AI.

Excel Automation

Automate & Streamline Excel Processes Around Your ERP

Boardwalk Velocity changes the game. It acts as a real-time collaboration layer on top of your ERP, providing structured data management and automated workflows while preserving Excel's flexibility.

AI & ERP

AI Driven Excel Processes Automation Around Plex ERP

Even with powerful ERP systems like Plex in place, critical processes often spill over into Excel – leading to version-control nightmares, delayed updates, and costly manual work.

AI & ERP

AI Driven Excel Processes Automation Around NetSuite ERP

Even with powerful ERP systems like NetSuite in place, critical processes often are managed spill over into Excel – leading to version-control nightmares, delayed/missing updates, and costly manual work.

Financial Planning

Modernizing Budgeting and Financial Planning: How Boardwalk Velocity Eliminates Excel Pain Without Disrupting Users

Budgeting and financial planning are essential for organizations aiming to allocate resources effectively and achieve strategic objectives.

Business Intelligence

Why Boardwalk Velocity Is the Better Choice for Excel BI—No Tableau Required

If your teams live and breathe Excel, you've probably experienced the frustration of juggling multiple versions of the same spreadsheet, chasing down manual updates, and spending more time reconciling data than actually analyzing it.

Banking & Risk

Risk Management for End User Computing in Banking

Many financial institutions ignore or accept the risks inherent in using spreadsheets in critical business processes but it doesn't have to be that way.

Supply Chain

The Pitfalls of Traditional Supply Chain Planning Software

Supply chain planning is more complex than ever, with disruptions, demand volatility, and fragmented data posing significant challenges.

Platform Comparison

Why Boardwalk Velocity is a Better Alternative to Low-Code BPM Platforms Like Appian and Pega

The promise of low-code often falls short as these platforms require extensive database design, coding for business logic, and UI development, making them far from the "no-code" solutions they claim to be.

Supply Chain

Gain End-to-End Visibility and Organize All Information using Workspace

Workspace provides rapid, high-quality visibility into your supply chain by absorbing and correlating structured and unstructured data.

Planning Solutions

Escape the Excel Planning Trap Without the Anaplan Headache – Introducing Boardwalk Velocity

Enterprise planning is at the heart of business success, and Microsoft Excel has been the undisputed leader in this space for decades.

Manufacturing

Eliminating Excel Chaos in Plex driven Manufacturing Supply Chains with Boardwalk Velocity

For manufacturers running Plex ERP, Excel continues to be a critical but problematic tool in managing supply chain operations.

Supply Chain

Supply Chain Trust and Behavioral Insights using Trust Scores

Enhance supply chain trust and predictability by leveraging Trust Scores to forecast outcomes, make data-backed decisions, and drive optimization.

Case Study

Case Study: Order Fulfillment Lead Time Reduction in Manufacturing with Predictive Insights

A leading global industrial manufacturing company sought to reduce order fulfillment lead times and enhance its supply chain operations.

Excel Automation

Break Free from Excel Reporting Pain – Save Millions in Process Without Losing Excel

Microsoft Excel is the world's most powerful and widely used analytical tool, relied on by over 1.1 billion users globally.

Product Insights

Boardwalk Velocity: The GitHub for Excel

When I was first tasked with introducing Boardwalk Velocity to the market, the product immediately reminded me of GitHub.

Supply Chain

Automated Monitoring of Supply Chain using Flow

Unity Central's patented approach visualizes your supply chain as sequences of time-ordered documents and events.

BPO

Streamlining BPO Order Management with Unity Central's Intelligent Information Platform

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms have long been the backbone of efficient operations across industries.

Sales & AI

AI Driven Sales Forecasting without sacrificing Excel

Sales forecasting is a critical business function that influences decision-making across procurement, production planning, and financial management.

Digital Transformation

Excel Data Management Transforming Business Processes for the Digital Age

Excel has long been the backbone of enterprise data management, with over 750 million users worldwide leveraging its flexibility and power.

FMCG

Transforming FMCG Operations with Boardwalktech's Intelligent Information Platform

The Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector demands agility, efficiency, and precision to thrive in today's rapidly evolving market.