Enough of spreadsheets?

PAT keeps order, availability and plan in one flow, not in three spreadsheets.

hidden errors

94%

of spreadsheets contain errors.

Research on operational spreadsheets has reported that 94% of spreadsheets contain errors. If planning, availability and dispatch depend on spreadsheets, the risk of hidden mistakes rises fast as complexity increases.

Source: EuSpRIG

35%

of businesses lose money from spreadsheets.

A Quocirca study for IBM asked 100 directors of mid-sized companies. 35% said spreadsheet use has a marked detrimental effect on their company. Typical causes are duplicated data and inaccurate information.

Source: Quocirca / IBM, 2009

Example calculation

5 employees …working with spreadsheets every day to keep the nursery in sync

30 min a day …they spend checking availability and updating dispatch lists by hand

5 days a week …the same manual routine, repeated on every working day all year round

25 € per hour …average hourly cost of an employee spending this time on manual checks

+15,000 € a year

the cost

The hidden cost of spreadsheets.

Spreadsheets are great for lists. They are not built for connected workflows. In horticulture, planning, availability and dispatch influence each other every day. If data is fragmented, teams lose control exactly when accuracy matters most.

Data first, decisions later. Teams spend valuable time validating spreadsheets instead of focusing on what really matters.
Reactive instead of proactive. Without a single source of truth, dispatch becomes reactive and changes are managed under constant pressure.
Firefighting, not planning. Delivery commitments turn into stressful firefighting during busy periods.

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one place

From scattered sheets to one live system.

Planning, inventory, orders, purchasing and finance stop living in separate files. PAT brings them together in one database and sends the same live numbers to the office, the tablet on the move and the phone in the greenhouse. No copies, no version chaos.

Planning.xlsx

Inventory.xlsx

Orders.xlsx

Purchasing.xlsx

Finance.xlsx

Availability.xlsx

Workstations

Tablets

Smartphones

From six files to one database

Planning, inventory, orders, purchasing and finance move into one central database. Your existing data comes along, so nobody starts from zero and nothing is typed in twice.

Existing spreadsheets imported
Duplicates and conflicts cleaned up
Old versions archived, never lost

One number, always current

Change one thing and everything connected follows in real time. There is one version of the truth, and no one has to ask which file is the latest.

A new order comes in
Availability updates instantly
Planning adjusts the batches
Dispatch knows what leaves when

Live on every device

Office and greenhouse work with the same live numbers, wherever the work happens.

OfficePlanning, sales and finance on the workstation

GreenhousePotting, spacing and stock counts on the tablet

On the floorScanning and dispatch right from the smartphone

a look ahead

Where this is going in 2027.

We are planning a complete relaunch of our software. Web-based, modern, with a new UI, and available as SaaS. These are the screens it grows into.

Clear charts that make production easy to read.

Every key figure of your production, live on one screen.

Pick the delivery week by what is really available.

questions

Are your operations ready to move beyond spreadsheets?

Answer the following questions with yes or no to quickly assess how prepared your business is for a more connected, reliable and scalable way of managing planning, availability, sales and dispatch.

0 of 10 answered

01Do you trust your availability view today?
02Do sales and production work with the same numbers?
03How often do orders change last minute?
04How much time is spent on double entry each week?
05Do dispatch errors happen because data is outdated?
06Are picking and labelling steps fully standardised?
07Can you trace batches or lots through to the customer?
08Do you rely on manual checks to prevent mistakes?
09Are reports based on consistent data sources?
10Would your team benefit from one connected flow across departments?

Talk your answers through with us.

We look at your current setup together and answer your questions.

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the transition

From spreadsheets to PAT in just three phases.

Moving to PAT is a structured implementation in three phases. We lay the foundation together, bring your core workflows live and then connect the rest of the business step by step, while your daily operations keep running.

12–4 weeks
Phase 1

Building the foundation

Start from the day as it is. Together we map how planning, availability, dispatch and production actually run, before anything is switched off.
- Items, customers and the way a crop is produced
- Traceability requirements, set with the people who will use them
- Workflows mapped while daily operations keep running
24–8 weeks
Phase 2

Launching the core workflows

The team starts on the work the day already depends on. Planning, availability and order management move into the new system.
- Availability stays on the same number as the order
- The team starts working in the new system
- Spreadsheets can remain where the day still needs them
34–8 weeks
Phase 3

Fully connected operations

Once the core is steady, the rest joins in the same rhythm. Each piece is added while the team is already working in the system.
- Barcode scanning joins dispatch
- The crop stays on one connected record
- Integrations and reporting follow as the operation evolves

The principle behind a successful transition

The system should adapt to real horticulture operations and support the way your teams already work on a daily basis, instead of forcing unrealistic or overly rigid processes.

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next steps

The next step is understanding what fits your operation best.

If you want to move from spreadsheets to a more connected ERP workflow, the best starting point is understanding how your planning, availability, sales and dispatch processes work today. We’re happy to discuss your current setup, answer your questions and explore together whether PAT is the right fit for your operation.

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Eleni Drosou

Sales Consultant

+43 316 4433 0464 sales@pat-horticulture.com

30+years. Since 1995, we’ve been building and evolving the digital foundation of horticulture businesses.

150+horticulture businesses across the world trust PAT. Globally active, locally connected.

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