01 PLATFORM · TO-BE
Single run replaces the weekly manual merge
One macro pass consolidates the source files and feeds every downstream sheet
Design
Extracts only the mapped fields, on a fixed schema
Consolidation
New files are collected and sorted from one folder
Downstream
Demand, stock and order sheets update with no re-entry
Source files
→
One run
→
Merged output
Drop in the folder, run once — merge through to ordering is automatic
→ The manual merge step is gone entirely
Programme completion report
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01
PART 1
Automated data consolidation
Owner: Planning & Procurement
00 OVERVIEW · EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Both workstreams are live in day-to-day operations
Workstream 1 · Data consolidation
1 hr → 10 min
83%↓
Macro-driven merge · about 25 hours saved per year
Workstream 2 · Status platform
13 of 13
live
Zero manual input · one platform, five independent views
Built in-house with existing capability — run cost stays at internal effort plus tool subscriptions
18–27
Effort, person-months
Programme completion report
2 / 20