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Supply Chain & Inventory Dashboard

Beginner12 min read•Updated: Jul 11, 2026
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Case Study 3: Supply Chain, Logistics & Inventory Optimization

Supply chain leaders manage tight trade-offs between carrying costs (holding too much inventory in warehouses) and stockout risks (running out of inventory and losing sales). This case study details the architecture of an enterprise Supply Chain & Inventory Dashboard.

1. Key Supply Chain Performance Metrics

  • Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO): Measures the average number of days it takes for inventory to turn into sales.
  • Safety Stock Threshold: Minimum inventory required to guard against supply delivery delays.
  • On-Time In-Full (OTIF) Delivery Rate %: The gold-standard logistics metric evaluating whether shipments arrived on schedule with complete item quantities.
Output
Inventory Replenishment Trigger:
[Current Stock Level] vs. [Reorder Point = (Lead Time * Daily Usage) + Safety Stock]
|
v
Is Current Stock < Reorder Point?
/ \
(YES) (NO)
v v
[TRIGGER PURCHASE ORDER!] [INVENTORY HEALTHY]

2. Core Supply Chain DAX Formulations

DAX
-- 1. Days Inventory Outstanding (DIO)
-- Formula: (Average Inventory Value / COGS) * 365
Days Inventory Outstanding =
VAR AvgInventory = AVERAGE(Fact_Inventory[InventoryValuation])
VAR AnnualCOGS = [Total COGS]
RETURN
DIVIDE(AvgInventory, AnnualCOGS, 0) * 365
 
-- 2. On-Time In-Full (OTIF) Delivery %
OTIF Rate % =
DIVIDE(
CALCULATE(
COUNTROWS(Fact_Shipments),
Fact_Shipments[IsOnTime] == TRUE() && Fact_Shipments[IsInFull] == TRUE()
),
COUNTROWS(Fact_Shipments),
0
)
 
-- 3. Stockout Risk Flag
Stockout Risk Items Count =
CALCULATE(
DISTINCTCOUNT(Dim_Product[ProductID]),
Fact_Inventory[QuantityOnHand] <= Fact_Inventory[ReorderPoint]
)
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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1
In supply chain analytics, what does the "Days Inventory Outstanding" (DIO) metric measure?
Question 2
What does the logistics metric "OTIF" stand for?
Question 3
What components are mathematically combined to determine an item's Reorder Point?
Question 4
What visual technique on an inventory matrix instantly alerts warehouse managers to items that have breached their safety stock threshold?
Question 5
Why is monitoring supplier delivery lead time variance critical for procurement teams?
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