Spreadsheets work until an auditor asks for a batch-linked spray log, a buyer requests a QR journey, or a mock recall must complete in 15 minutes. Then disconnected files become a compliance risk.
Where Excel breaks down
- No automatic PHI blocking when harvest happens too soon after spraying
- Manual reconciliation between harvest, packhouse, and export tabs
- Version conflicts when multiple supervisors edit the same file
- No buyer-facing QR trace link generated from live data
- Slow mock recalls — searching across folders and WhatsApp exports
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