Capability Sixpack: Normal for Decrease Freight Cost Per Unit

Use Capability Sixpack: Normal to demonstrate that a process is capable of meeting expectations for freight cost per unit.

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

Example

Freight cost per unit is the total freight costs divided by the number of units shipped.

In this worksheet, Freight Cost/Unit ($) is the data column.

Choose Solutions Modules > Functions > Supply Chain KPIs, then select Launch.
Under Costs, select Freight cost per unit.
Select Decrease freight cost per unit, then click OK.
Select Capability Sixpack: Normal, then click OK.
Under Data are arranged as, select Single column.
In Single column, enter the column that contains the freight cost per unit data.
In Subgroup size, enter 1.
In Upper spec, enter the upper specification limit for freight cost per unit. This is the highest freight cost per unit that is acceptable to your organization.
Click Transform, select Box-Cox power transformation (W = Y^λ). (This step is not necessary if your freight cost per unit data follow a bell-shaped pattern in the histogram.)
Click OK.

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