Order fulfilment and throughput dashboard
Are orders going out on time, and where is the backlog building?
- Orders shipped
- Orders received
- On-time rate
- Cycle time (hours)
Supply chain dashboards
Supply chain dashboard examples
Six dashboards that follow the chain from supplier to customer: fulfilment and backlog, warehouse throughput, reorder risk, aged stock, delivery and returns, and supplier spend. Open any of them to see it in full, then use it as a template for your own data.
Three of the six examples. All figures are sample data.
The examples
Six supply chain dashboard examples and templates
Click a board to see all of it. Click Use template to start your own copy in Mammoth. All figures are sample data.
- Sample data
- Sample data
Warehouse dashboard
Is every warehouse keeping up with the stock coming in?
- Units sold
- Units received
- Inventory turns
- Days of supply
- Sample data
Stock and reorder dashboard
What will run out before the next delivery?
- Units on hand
- Reorder point
- Days of supply
- Inventory turns
- Sample data
Aged inventory dashboard
Where is cash sitting in stock that is not moving?
- Inventory value
- Days of supply
- Inventory turns
- Units on hand
- Sample data
Delivery and returns dashboard
Do orders arrive on time, and what comes back?
- Orders
- On-time rate
- Return rate
- Returns value
- Sample data
Supplier spend dashboard
Which suppliers does the chain depend on?
- Invoice amount
- Budgeted spend
- Variance to budget
- Days to pay
Definition
What a supply chain dashboard is
A supply chain dashboard is one screen that follows goods from supplier to customer: what was ordered, what is in stock, what each warehouse is shipping and whether it arrives on time. It joins data that usually sits in separate systems, such as purchasing, stock records, the warehouse system and carrier exports.
Every link in one place
Suppliers, stock, warehouses and delivery.
Late before it is lost
Backlog and reorder risk show up days ahead.
One definition of late
Agreed once, used on every board.
The metrics
The metrics a supply chain dashboard is built from
Ten numbers, one or two per link in the chain. Most depend on a definition you agree first, such as when an order is late or what counts as running out.
On-time delivery rate
What share of orders arrive when we said they would?
What the data needs
A promised date and a delivered date per order. Measuring against the dispatch date instead of the promise hides every carrier delay.
Fill rate
What share of orders ship complete, first time?
What the data needs
Ordered and shipped quantities per order line. A backorder that ships complete a week later is still a miss on the day it was due.
Order cycle time
How long does an order take from placed to dispatched?
What the data needs
Timestamps for each stage in one time zone. Show the spread, not just the average, because a few slow orders hide inside a good mean.
Backlog
How many orders are waiting, and is the queue growing?
What the data needs
Orders received and shipped over the same window, per site. Output alone looks healthy while the queue behind it doubles.
Inventory turns
How many times a year does the stock sell through?
What the data needs
Cost of goods sold and average stock value for the same period. A month-end stock figure alone misses the swings in between.
Days of supply
How long would current stock last at the current rate?
What the data needs
Stock on hand and recent daily usage per item and site. A rate taken from a promotion week makes every item look short.
Lines below reorder point
Which items need ordering now?
What the data needs
A reorder point per item that reflects the supplier's real lead time. A reorder point set once and never updated is a guess.
Aged stock value
How much cash is tied up in stock that is not moving?
What the data needs
Stock value with the date each item last moved. Without the movement date, slow stock and new stock look the same.
Cost per order
What does it cost to get one order out of the door?
What the data needs
Labour, packing and shipping cost for the same period and site as the order count. Leave out labour and the cheapest site is the one with the most overtime.
Supplier concentration
How much of the chain depends on a few vendors?
What the data needs
Spend per vendor over twelve months with vendors de-duplicated. The same supplier under three names hides how dependent you are.
How to build one
How to build your own supply chain dashboard
From one of the examples above to a live dashboard on your own data.
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Pick a template
Start from any of the six boards above.
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Add your data
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect one of 100+ tested connectors.
- 3
Clean it once
Fix and combine your data once. Mammoth repeats those steps for you.
- 4
Set it to refresh
The dashboard updates on a schedule and flags data that fails a check.
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Share the link
Public, password-protected or sign-in only, on every plan.
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FAQ
Supply chain dashboard questions
Last reviewed against the template catalogue.
What should a supply chain dashboard show?
Whether goods are moving from supplier to customer without piling up anywhere. That means orders shipped against orders received, stock below its reorder point, stock that has stopped moving, deliveries on time and the suppliers you depend on. The six above cover one link each.
What KPIs should a supply chain dashboard track?
On-time delivery, fill rate and order cycle time are the core, with backlog, inventory turns, days of supply, stock below reorder point, aged stock value, cost per order and supplier concentration underneath. The list below shows each one with the data it needs.
How do I build a supply chain dashboard?
Start with the link that fails most often. Then follow five steps.
- Connect the systems the goods pass through: purchasing, stock records, the warehouse system and carrier or delivery exports.
- Match the keys across them once, so one product and one supplier have the same code in every source.
- Agree when an order counts as late, and which date starts the clock.
- Check a week of numbers against what the warehouse and buying teams report before anyone relies on the board.
- Set a refresh schedule and share the link, so each site and buyer sees today's position.
What is the difference between a supply chain dashboard and an operations dashboard?
Scope. An operations dashboard covers the day-to-day work of a business, which can include support queues and store comparisons. A supply chain dashboard follows the goods themselves, from the supplier through stock and warehouses to the customer. Operations dashboard examples
Where does supply chain data come from?
Usually four or five places: an ERP or purchasing system, stock records, a warehouse system, carrier exports and often a spreadsheet of supplier lead times. Mammoth has 100+ tested connectors, and can also connect to anything with a REST API. You combine the sources once, and Mammoth repeats the same steps on every refresh.
How often should it refresh?
As often as someone acts on it. A warehouse watched through a shift needs several refreshes a day. Reorder and aged stock are fine daily, and supplier spend weekly. How often you can refresh depends on your plan. See plans and refresh rates
Can suppliers, site leads and buyers all see it without a licence?
Yes. Dashboard viewers are unlimited and free on every Mammoth plan, including the free one, so each site and buyer can have their own view at no per-viewer cost. Only the people building the dashboards count as platform users.
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