Boxplot for Visualize Days Sales Of Inventory

Use Boxplot to visualize the median and range of days sales of inventory 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

Days sales of inventory (DSI) is the average number of days to sell all inventory and WIP (work-in-progress). To calculate days sales of inventory, first divide the value of the inventory by the cost of goods sold. Then multiply this ratio by the number of days in the time period.

In this worksheet, DSI Days is the variable.

C1
`DSI Days`
52.6
49.8
73.7
36.5

How-to

Choose Solutions Modules > Functions > Supply Chain KPIs, then select Launch.
Under Inventory, select Days sales of inventory.
Select Visualize days sales of inventory, then click OK.
Select Boxplot, then click OK.
In Graph variables (desktop app) or Y-variable (web app), enter the column that contains the days sales of inventory data.
Click OK.

Tip

For more information about this analysis, click Help in the main dialog box.