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Course Outline

Initial Skill Assessment and Review

  • Evaluating participants' current Excel proficiency
  • Engaging in warm-up activities involving functions and navigation
  • Recapping key concepts related to structured datasets

Budgeting for Procurement and Report Creation

  • Developing basic and dynamic budget templates
  • Monitoring costs and purchase volumes
  • Generating comprehensive purchase summary reports

Formulas for Inventory and Cost Computation

  • Leveraging IF, SUMIF, and SUMIFS for logic-driven analysis
  • Utilizing VLOOKUP to retrieve specific item details
  • Integrating formulas for insights on cost-per-unit and supplier performance

Managing and Analyzing Extensive Data Sets

  • Processing large-scale data with over 5,000 rows and multiple columns
  • Applying sorting, filtering, and conditional formatting techniques
  • Employing Excel Tables for dynamic range referencing

Constructing Purchase Lists and Supplier Reports

  • Designing structured input sheets organized by supplier
  • Connecting inventory, quantity, and cost fields
  • Aggregating data by category or raw material

Practical Inventory Tracking Workshop

  • Simulating scenarios where consumption differs from purchases (e.g., 1,000 vs. 900 bags of sugar)
  • Aligning usage data with purchase records
  • Identifying discrepancies and setting up alerts

Pivot Tables for Reporting and Analysis

  • Building pivot tables segmented by month, item, or supplier
  • Implementing filtering, grouping, and custom summaries
  • Creating interactive dashboards using slicers and timelines

Report Automation via Macros

  • Recording and modifying basic macros
  • Automating routine tasks such as monthly material consolidation
  • Executing macros for data refreshes and report generation

Course Summary and Future Steps

Requirements

  • A solid grasp of fundamental spreadsheet principles
  • Proficiency in file management and data entry tasks
  • Prior experience with business operations or inventory processes

Target Audience

  • Staff involved in inventory management and purchasing
  • Analysts in operations or logistics
  • Finance or administrative professionals
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