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Line Chart Model made by Bart Titulaer, lecturer at Fontys International Business School in Venlo, Netherlands
Error Chart Model suggested by Mehdi

Why Step Charts:

This model can be used to visualize inventory or price fluctuations.

It's great for variables that have an irregular demand:
For example when you have irregular time intervals between incoming or outgoing goods; Or quantity changes (e.g
Price fluctuations is another example, for example prices of raw materials.

The Excel Challenge:

1. Data Prepration: For every data point you need to create two data points: one for the beginning and one for the
2. Readability: Improve readability so it's easy to read
3. Make it fully dynamic

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; Or quantity changes (e.g. spare parts in maintenance)

eginning and one for the end (the end is the start for a new value).
Sales Price Step Chart with Error Bars

Date Price x-error y-error +ve labels -ve labels

12-Jan € 44.00 20 0 $ 44.00 #N/A Price Develo
1-Feb € 47.00 19 -3 $ 47.00 #N/A
20-Feb € 30.00 23 17 #N/A $ 30.00 2 4
15-Mar € 46.00 26 -16 $ 46.00 #N/A 1 $47.00 $46.00
$44.00
10-Apr € 37.00 25 9 #N/A $ 37.00
5-May € 50.00 32 -13 $ 50.00 #N/A
6-Jun € 45.00 31 5 #N/A $ 45.00 5
7-Jul € 48.00 0 -3 $ 48.00 #N/A $37.00
3
$30.00
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$50.00 8
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$46.00

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$45.00
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$37.00
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$30.00
Inventory Step Chart
Data Prep.
Date Inventory in (+) our out (-) Negative Positive Date
12-Jan 14 12-Jan
12-Jan
1-Feb 17 3 14 12-Jan
20-Feb 0 -17 1-Feb
01-Feb
15-Mar 16 16 17 1-Feb
10-Apr 7 -9 20-Feb
20-Feb
5-May 20 13 0 20-Feb
6-Jun 15 -5 15-Mar
15-Mar
7-Jul 18 3 16 15-Mar
10-Apr
10-Apr
7 10-Apr
5-May
05-May
20 5-May
6-Jun
06-Jun
15 6-Jun
7-Jul
07-Jul
18 7-Jul
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Inventory Step Chart
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Sales Price Step Chart
Data Prep.
Date Price Negative Positive Date Inventory
12-Jan € 44.00 12-Jan
12-Jan
1-Feb € 47.00 44.00 € 12-Jan 44
20-Feb € 30.00 1-Feb 44
01-Feb
15-Mar € 46.00 47.00 € 1-Feb 47
10-Apr € 37.00 20-Feb 47
20-Feb
5-May € 50.00 30.00 € 20-Feb 30
6-Jun € 45.00 15-Mar 30
15-Mar
7-Jul € 48.00 46.00 € 15-Mar 46
10-Apr 46
10-Apr
37.00 € 10-Apr 37
5-May 37
05-May
50.00 € 5-May 50
6-Jun 50
06-Jun
45.00 € 6-Jun 45
7-Jul 45
07-Jul
48.00 € 7-Jul 48
Sales Price Step Chart