Join MRPeasy’s free webinar with Keith Fiander, a consultant with 25+ years in manufacturing quality, compliance, and operations
This webinar is for you if:
- You know spreadsheets aren’t cutting it anymore, but you’re not sure where to start.
- You don’t have months to spare to research and roll out a new system.
- You’re worried a “fix” could cause more disruption than the spreadsheets ever did.
The webinar takes place on Tuesday, September 29th – 4:00 PM GMT+1 / 11:00 AM EST
Can’t make it live? No problem. Register anyway, and we’ll send you the recording after the event.
When spreadsheets stop being enough
You started your manufacturing business on spreadsheets. They worked well in the early days, but now that your business is growing, they’re failing to keep up.
Different employees are working from different versions of the same file, stock counts rarely match what’s on the shelf, and there’s only one person in your company who really understands how any of it works.
Most small manufacturing businesses run into this problem sooner or later. Spreadsheets work fine for a small operation, but they aren’t built to scale. The more you grow, the more that shows.
However, recognising you have a spreadsheet problem is the easy part. Transitioning to a better way of working is the challenge.
If you’re not sure what that next step looks like, you’re not alone. And that’s exactly what our upcoming webinar is meant to cover.
What you’ll learn in the webinar
Most small manufacturers think the answer is finding the right system. That’s partially true, but moving away from spreadsheets to a better way of working takes more than that.
In this webinar, our guest Keith Fiander shares the 4-part framework he uses to help small manufacturers move off of spreadsheets to a better way of working. This includes the leadership driving the change, the behaviors of the people using it, and the consistency to keep it that way once the initial push fades.
During the webinar, Keith will share:
- Why spreadsheets don’t scale, even when nothing about them is “technically” broken
- His 4-part framework for moving to a system that actually works: systems, leadership, behaviors, and consistency
- What determines whether people keep using a new system or quietly go back to their own spreadsheets
- A clear starting point, not more research to do
About the guest
Keith Fiander is the founder of Fiander Food Business Solutions. He works with owners, managing directors, and senior leaders at manufacturing businesses, often at the exact point where growth or complexity begins to strain operations.
He’s spent 27 years in food manufacturing, working through the audits, the customer complaints, the investigations, and the day-to-day firefighting that happens when information isn’t where it needs to be. That experience shaped how he works today. Instead of just fixing individual problems, he helps businesses build the leadership, culture, and operational discipline that stop those problems from happening.
