Outgrow Excel Without Losing What You Love About It
Your Excel scheduling has served you well — but it cannot scale. RMDB keeps the Excel familiarity your team relies on while adding finite capacity scheduling, MRP, and automation that spreadsheets simply cannot provide.
Excel Scheduling vs. RMDB
Excel Scheduling Limits
- No finite capacity scheduling — cannot respect real constraints
- 40+ hours/week maintaining complex custom formulas
- Single-person dependency — breaks when that person leaves
- Cannot schedule machines, labor, and materials simultaneously
- No what-if analysis for new orders or capacity changes
- 10 separate master files with no integration (USS Nimitz)
RMDB with Excel Integration
- True finite capacity scheduling across all resource types
- 2 hours/week — 95% time savings (Homestead Furniture)
- System-driven scheduling — not dependent on one person
- Schedules machines, labor, materials, and tooling simultaneously
- What-if analysis secured largest order ever (Turner Bicycles)
- One unified system replacing fragmented spreadsheets
Your Path from Excel to Real Scheduling
User Solutions offers two products designed for the Excel-to-scheduling migration path. Start with RMX (Resource Manager for Excel) — a true Excel add-on — and upgrade to RMDB (Resource Manager DB) when you need database-level power. Both work with your existing Excel data, and the transition is seamless.
RMX — Excel Add-On
Start here if your team lives in Excel.
- True Excel add-on — runs inside Excel
- Finite capacity scheduling engine
- Bills of Resources and basic MRP
- Forward and reverse scheduling
- Leverages Excel 1M+ row capacity
RMDB — Full Scheduling Platform
Upgrade when you need database power and ERP integration.
- Everything in RMX plus database backend
- Multi-user access and ERP integration
- Advanced MRP, purchasing, and costing
- EDGEBI drag-and-drop Gantt charts
- Multi-location scheduling support
“This replaced a complex employee written Excel program that was becoming very time consuming and difficult to maintain. We were also able to use previously entered data from an Access Database to bring the system online quickly.”
Brian Kendall, Industrial Engineer
Kyocera Industrial Ceramics
Excel Migration Results
40→2 hrs
Weekly scheduling time after replacing manual Excel processes
Homestead Furniture
10→1
Separate Excel master files replaced by one unified system
USS Nimitz
3 Depts
Coordinated under one schedule — replacing 3 separate Excel systems
Kyocera
Zero
Learning curve thanks to Excel-compatible interface and data
Multiple Customers
Frequently Asked Questions
Excel Migration Success Stories
See how manufacturers upgraded from spreadsheet scheduling to RMDB.
Defense
Finite Capacity Scheduling of USS Nimitz Aircraft Carrier
US Navy
Read storyElectronics
Li-Ion Battery Production Scheduling for Enevate
Enevate Corporation
Read storyConsumer Products
Affordable MRP for Smaller Manufacturer
Sleepmaster Ltd
Read storyWoodworking
Amish Manufacturer Rapidly Amortizes Scheduling System
Homestead Furniture
Read storyGlass Manufacturing
Job Shop Increases Throughput and On-Time Shipping
Technical Glass Products
Read storySoftware / Manufacturing
ERP Vendor and Manufacturer Turn to RMDB
ERP Partners
Read storyExplore Related Solutions
Discover how these capabilities work together to transform your manufacturing operations.
Production Scheduling
Finite capacity planning, MRP, and ERP integration
Learn moreMRP for Small Manufacturers
Material requirements planning without ERP complexity
Learn moreFinite Capacity Scheduling
Schedule to real machine, labor, and material limits
Learn moreJob Shop Scheduling
High-mix, low-volume finite capacity planning
Learn moreERP Integration
Bi-directional data sync with SAP, Oracle, Epicor, and more
Learn moreReady to outgrow your spreadsheet?
See how RMDB works with your existing Excel data — zero learning curve, immediate results. Schedule a free demo today.