AurumOS vs spreadsheets for precious-metal inventory
In short
Spreadsheets are good at recording what happened but can't value inventory on live fine-metal prices, measure trapped capital, or recommend action. AurumOS is built for jewellery: it tracks fine weight, prices it live, surfaces trapped working capital, and turns the data into decisions — while still starting from your existing Excel exports.
What spreadsheets do well
Spreadsheets are flexible, familiar and cheap. For a single workshop recording gross weights and movements, they can get you surprisingly far — which is exactly why most jewellers still run on them.
Where they break down
- No live valuation: prices don't update, and fine weight has to be recomputed by hand for every karat.
- No trapped-capital view: idle and slow-moving stock looks the same as fast-moving stock.
- Manual reconciliation across workshops and locations is slow and error-prone.
- They tell you what happened — never what to buy next or what to release.
What AurumOS adds
AurumOS understands jewellery: purity, fine weight, wastage, recovery, WIP and live pricing. It values inventory on fine-metal content at current rates, surfaces trapped working capital, detects anomalies, and recommends risk-bounded action — with an AI Copilot and board-ready reports on top.
You don't have to rip and replace
AurumOS complements your existing workflow. Most teams start by uploading an Excel or CSV export — the AI maps the columns automatically — and see insights within hours, before any deeper ERP integration.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I have to stop using my spreadsheets?
- No. AurumOS starts from your existing Excel/CSV exports and complements your workflow; you can integrate more deeply later.
- Is AurumOS only for large manufacturers?
- No. It scales from a single workshop to multi-location groups — the Starter plan is built for small manufacturers.