Manufacturing Company: Weekly Production Reports Automated

Challenge

A manufacturing company relied on Excel for weekly production reports that required consolidating data from 15+ Excel files across different departments. The manual process took 8 hours every week, was error-prone, and prevented timely decision-making. They had tried training team members on Excel formulas but complexity and frequent file format changes made it unsustainable.

Solution

We developed a custom Excel VBA automation solution that automatically consolidates data from multiple source files, applies complex calculations, validates data integrity, and generates formatted reports with charts and summaries. The solution includes error handling for missing files, data validation checks, and automated email distribution. Built with Excel VBA and integrated with their existing Excel infrastructure, the solution required minimal changes to their workflow.

Results

• Report generation reduced from 8 hours to 5 minutes (98% time savings)
• Zero manual errors in 12 months of operation
• Reports available on-demand instead of weekly
• Team can focus on analysis instead of data compilation