Did you know Excel can now use REGEX (Regular Expressions) to clean and structure complex shipment data? What once required multiple helper columns, LEFT, MID, FIND, and SUBSTITUTE formulas can now be done in seconds using REGEXEXTRACT.
Supply chain teams often receive shipment data as a single text column containing transaction type, shipment date, quantities, returns, and supplier details — all mixed together.
Traditionally, cleaning this data meant:
With Excel’s REGEX functions, you can directly extract:
By applying REGEXEXTRACT formulas, Excel instantly converts raw shipment text into a clean, structured analytics-ready table.
This approach dramatically reduces processing time, minimizes human error, and enables faster decision-making in supply chain operations and audits.
Key Benefit:
What once took hours using traditional Excel methods now takes minutes using REGEX — making it a must-have skill for analysts and operations professionals.
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