Microsoft Office Excel Solver Add-in and Prescriptive Analytics

Our latest white paper, written by VP Product Management and Operations Research expert Eric Kelso, covers an all-to-common issue faced by nearly every organization: attempting to solve complex business problems with a massive number of spreadsheets, all linked by hundreds of equations.

As Kelso points out, Excel is an exceptional tool when used as intended. The problem lies in planners attempting to use it for something which it simply isn't suited for: revealing the "why" and the "how" of complex planning decisions.

Short and to-the-point, Kelso addresses this problem by  explaining a) how the Excel Solver Add-in works, b) the basics of a solver model and c) the limitations and drawbacks of Excel Solver when attempting to answer critical prescriptive analytics questions.

Access the full white paper below to see why planners using the Excel Solver Add-in to tackle complex business problems might want to reconsider.

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