Time Series Plot for Visualize Inventory Carrying Costs

Use Time Series Plot to visualize trends in inventory carrying costs.

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

Example

Inventory carrying cost is all the expenses related to the storage of unsold goods. You can record inventory carrying costs as a dollar amount or as a percentage of total inventory over a time period.

In this worksheet, Carrying Costs is the graph variable in time order.

C1
`Carrying Costs`
38
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36
35

How-to

Choose Solutions Modules > Functions > Supply Chain KPIs, then select Launch.
Under Costs, select Inventory carrying cost.
Select Visualize inventory carrying costs, then click OK.
Select Time Series Plot, then click OK.
In Series (desktop app) or Y-variable (web app), enter the column that contains the inventory carrying cost data.
Click OK.

Tip

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