Simple Spreadsheet Sharing, Collaboration and Consolidation Why Spreadsheets Rule In ERP Domains a BOARDWALKTECH Whitepaper bwcommunicator.com 2 Why Spreadsheets Rule In ERP Domains a BOARDWALKTECH Whitepaper Here’s the dirty little secret: ERPs are terrible at collaborative planning.             Why Spreadsheets Rule Even in ERP Domains              70.1% armed heavy utilization and reliance on spreadsheets for critical portions of the business Deloitte, “Spreadsheet Management: Not What You Figured” (2,804 surveyed) bwcommunicator.com 3 Why Spreadsheets Rule In ERP Domains a BOARDWALKTECH Whitepaper          “Spreadsheets? 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quality control, resulting in statistical computations that are misleading and erroneous. Moreover, the developers do not provide sucient information regarding the software and the hardware, which can change at any time without notice. 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