Bar Chart: Function of a Variable for Visualize Relationships With Supply Chain Cycle Time

Use Bar Chart: Function of a Variable to visualize a function of total or average supply chain cycle time by one categorical variable.

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

Example

Supply chain cycle time is the length of time to complete an order if inventory levels are zero. Supply chain cycle time includes the amount of time to order, fulfill, and receive the order.

In this worksheet, Cycle Time is the graph variable. Incentive Plan is the categorical variable.

C1	C2-T
`Order Time`	`Incentive Plan`
52	Standard
37	Gold
56	Standard
49	Gold

How-to

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

Tip

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