A blog by Oleg Shilovitsky
Information & Comments about Engineering and Manufacturing Software

Excel

2 June, 2024

Data is playing a key role in engineering and manufacturing processes these days. In the past, companies relies on drawings...

28 April, 2024

In the world of engineering and product lifecycle management (PLM), Excel and other forms of spreadsheets have long been well...

26 December, 2023

It’s time to ask yourself: is Excel holding your organization back? Over the last few years, I’ve been talking to...

19 March, 2022

Old habits die hard. Although technology has made leaps and bounds in recent years, many manufacturing companies are still using...

19 August, 2021

Bad habits die hard. When you become accustomed to something, it is hard to break out. And the longer you...

19 August, 2019

When it comes to engineering and manufacturing companies, Excel is usually quoted as one of the most widely used tools....

3 May, 2018

Message on twitter from Jos Voskuil caught me by surprise earlier today.  Jos commented on my OpenBOM blog about Onshape, OpenBOM...

23 December, 2015

Excel is the world’s number 1 tool for PLM and BoM management. Excel is beloved by engineers for its simplicity, flexibility...

12 October, 2015

We love to speak about latest gadget features and disruptive technologies. Earlier this month, CNet posted  about “telepresence robot” is...

6 August, 2015

The usage of Excel in manufacturing is overwhelming. You might think that Excels and spreadsheets are only used by smaller...

30 July, 2015

The debates about PLM and Excel are heating up. The discussion started in earlier blog posts by Lionel Grealou and Jos Voskuil. In...

29 July, 2015

My SmarTeam colleague and long time blogging buddy Jos Voskuil challenged readers with an unusual PLM dilemma. You should pick between usability...

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