Individuals Chart for Visualize Days Sales Of Inventory

Use Individuals Chart to analyze the stability of days sales of inventory with control limits.

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 graph variable.

C1
DSI Days
52.6
49.8
73.7
36.5

How-to

  1. Choose Solutions Modules > Functions > Supply Chain KPIs, then select Launch.
  2. Under Inventory, select Days sales of inventory.
  3. Select Visualize days sales of inventory, then click OK.
  4. Select Individuals Chart, then click OK.
  5. In Variables enter the column that contains the days sales of inventory data.
  6. Click OK.
Tip

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