Bar Chart: Function of a Variable for Visualize Relationships With Total Supply Chain Management Cost As A Proportion Of Sales

Use Bar Chart: Function of a Variable to visualize a function of total supply chain management cost as a proportion of sales by one categorical variable.

This example applies to the Supply Chain Module. For more information, go to www.minitab.com/supply-chain-module.

Example

Total supply chain management cost as a proportion of sales is the total supply chain costs for a specific time period divided by the total sales.

In this worksheet, Total Cost Proportion is the Y variable, and Standard Parts is the X variable.

C1	C2-T
`Total Cost Proportion`	`Standard Parts`
0.154	No
0.143	Yes
0.167	No
0.139	No

How-to

Choose Solutions Modules > Functions > Supply Chain KPIs, then select Launch.
Under Costs, select Cost as a proportion of sales.
Select Visualize relationships with supply chain cost per unit, then click OK.
Select Bar Chart: Function of a Variable, then click OK.
From Function, select the function of proportion cost that you want to graph.
In Graph variables (desktop app) or Y-variable (web app), enter the column that contains the proportions data.
In Categorical variable, enter the column of categorical data that defines the groups.
Click OK.

Tip

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