Boxplot for Visualize Total Supply Chain Management Cost As A Proportion Of Sales

Use Boxplot to visualize the median and range of total supply chain management cost as a proportion of sales and to identify unusual observations.

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 contains the total supply chain cost as a proportion of sales.

C1
Total Cost Proportion
0.154
0.143
0.167
0.139

How-to

  1. Choose Solutions Modules > Functions > Supply Chain KPIs, then select Launch.
  2. Under Costs, select Cost as a proportion of sales.
  3. Select Visualize total supply chain management cost as a proportion of sales, then click OK.
  4. Select Boxplot, then click OK.
  5. In Graph variables (desktop app) or Y-variable (web app), enter the column that contains the proportions data.
  6. Click OK.
Tip

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