Worst. Application. Ever.
Jan 7th, 2008 by Nate
This weekend I took a trip to Ikea to get a new desk for my new home office I’m building. The desktop is glass, and was very heavy, so I needed to go to special full service furniture pickup universe to get it. I get in line, and prepare to wait my 7 minutes plus one additional minute per line. Over the sitting area they have a monitor with the active pick numbers on display.
The application looked strange. Tacky colors, sloppy layout, a really unpolished look. Upon closer inspection, it turns out they just use Microsoft Excel to display active pick numbers! They actually physically type in each active number in a cell, and when the order is filled, someone highlights the cell, and deletes the data. I couldn’t believe it.
I know Ikea is known for their frugality, but using excel to track workflow is just stupid, for too many reasons to count.
