Workbooks that became fragile
Critical logic is buried across tabs, versions, workarounds, and manual fixes.
The spreadsheet doctor for manufacturers
We fix the spreadsheets and reporting processes your team depends on.
Bring us the spreadsheet, ERP export, or manual workflow that is slow, fragile, or hard to trust. CB3 Works diagnoses the problem and repairs, simplifies, or automates it around how your business actually operates.
Fixed project pricing Clear scope before work startsBuilt around your process No forced templateTested before handoff Logic and limits made visible
Workflow diagnosis
Start with what you already use
Current toolExisting workbook + ERP export
SymptomsManual copying, fragile formulas, unclear exceptions
Business needA dependable weekly action list
Recommended treatment
- Repair and expose the business logic
- Automate the repeatable preparation steps
- Add checks, exceptions, and handoff notes
Your filesYour rulesYour users
Existing workbooks, ERP exports, manual reports
Inventory, purchasing, planning, production
Manufacturing judgment, not generic Excel labor
The operating problem
The spreadsheet isn’t the enemy. The fragile process around it is.
We start with what your team already uses, diagnose the real failure point, and fit the solution to your process.
Reports rebuilt every cycle
Teams copy, paste, reconcile, and reformat the same information before they can act.
Data that is hard to trust
The file produces an answer, but no one is fully confident in the logic, assumptions, or next action.
Best first paid engagement
Spreadsheet & Workflow Quick Win
A tightly bounded pilot to improve one spreadsheet, report, ERP-export workflow, or recurring manufacturing decision—without forcing it into a predetermined template.
- Problem, input, and rule diagnosis
- Repaired, simplified, or rebuilt working tool
- Formula, reconciliation, and edge-case checks
- Refresh instructions and assumptions log
Founding-customer pilot: $495 fixed scope after a free assessment.
Review the Quick WinStarting at $495 pilot
Spreadsheet & Workflow Quick Win
Repair, simplify, or automate one bounded workbook, report, or recurring process using approved inputs.
Starting at $995
Reporting Workflow Build
Rework a more involved report or recurring workflow around your existing exports, rules, and users.
Starting at $1,995
Custom Manufacturing Solution
Build a practical decision tool across multiple approved inputs for inventory, purchasing, planning, production, or profitability.
Starting at $5,000+
Advanced Systems
Scope larger integrations, governed workflows, and multi-source systems only after technical discovery.
Prices are directional starting points, not quotes. Final scope, data handling, acceptance criteria, timing, and fixed fee are confirmed before work begins.
Examples of custom problem-solving
Examples—not off-the-shelf templates.
These workbooks show the range and quality of problems CB3 Works can solve. Your solution starts with your existing files, rules, users, and desired decision; your data is never forced into one of these demos. All displayed data is synthetic, and the examples are not customer case studies or claims of measured results.
Inventory Command CenterCustom-solution example
A prioritized view of inventory positions, reorder signals, and owner actions—designed to move teams from row-by-row review to exception management.
- Illustrative inputs
- Item master, on-hand, open supply, usage assumptions
- Review status
- Compatibility, formula, and business-rule checks passed
Download Demo 01
Excel workbook · synthetic data · approximately 160 KB
Production Material ReadinessCustom-solution example
A planning view that connects demand to material coverage, timing, and accountable next steps before a work order reaches the floor.
- Illustrative inputs
- Production plan, BOM, inventory, open POs
- Review status
- Cumulative allocation, compatibility, and reconciliation checks passed
Download Demo 02
Excel workbook · synthetic data · approximately 160 KB
SKU Margin & Profitability IntelligenceCustom-solution example
See which SKUs create contribution, absorb constrained capacity, fall below target margin, or need data review—then convert the analysis into a prioritized action list. Directional management analysis, not an accounting product P&L.
- Illustrative inputs
- Sales detail, product master, BOM costs, routing, and cost assumptions
- Review status
- Sales, cost, coverage, overhead, and reconciliation controls passed
Download Demo 03
Excel workbook · synthetic data · approximately 125 KB
Your process comes first
Diagnose the workflow. Build the right fix. Verify the result.
Every solution is shaped around the agreed process and business rules, then tested and reviewed through a manufacturing operations lens before handoff.
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Show us the problem
Describe the spreadsheet, report, export, or manual process that is slow, fragile, or hard to trust.
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Diagnose
Map the decision, inputs, users, business rules, and failure points before recommending a fix.
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Scope + fix
Agree on a fixed price, then repair, simplify, automate, or rebuild the bounded workflow.
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Verify + hand off
Review the evidence, confirm the output, and receive documentation for continued use.
About CB3 Works
Built for the gap between an ERP export and a decision.
CB3 Works is a founder-led manufacturing data and automation studio. It brings hands-on experience across supply chain, purchasing, production, ERP reporting, Excel, and operational analysis to focused client problems.
The approach is deliberately practical: fit the tool to the decision, keep assumptions visible, and leave people in control.
Evidence over polish
Reconciliations, test cases, and known limits travel with the result.
Useful over oversized
Start with the smallest system that can create operational value.
Clean data boundary
Use only public, synthetic, or explicitly customer-authorized information.
Manufacturing-led review
Solutions are evaluated against practical workflows, business rules, and operating realities.
Frequently asked questions
Start with a clear boundary.
Do I have to replace my ERP?
No. Most early projects improve the analysis, reporting, or workflow around approved exports and existing systems.
Can I send a workbook with the assessment?
Not yet. File upload is disabled until secure storage, retention, access, and deletion controls are operational.
Will you put my data into one of the three demos?
No. The demos are examples of capability, not products or required templates. Your solution is designed around your current files, process, business rules, and users.
What does the free assessment include?
A brief review of the decision, current process, available inputs, risk boundary, and best next step. It is not a free build.
How is quality controlled?
Each build is tested against documented business rules, checked with repeatable code-based tests, challenged independently, and reviewed through a manufacturing operations lens before delivery.
What happens before work starts?
You receive a written scope with assumptions, data handling, exclusions, acceptance criteria, schedule, and fixed price.
Free, no-pressure assessment