Level Up Your Inventory Strategy with Power BI

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Still updating inventory in Excel manually?
Power BI helps you turn raw stock data into live dashboards — with visuals, alerts, and automatic updates. Whether you’re running a retail store or managing warehouse inventory, Power BI can help you make faster, data-driven decisions.


🔍 Why Use Power BI for Inventory?

  • Live tracking: Monitor stock levels in real-time
  • Auto-alerts: Get low-stock warnings instantly
  • Sales vs Stock View: Visualize fast/slow-moving products
  • Custom filters: Track by category, product, location, supplier
  • Accessible on phone & laptop

📊 Key Features to Include in Your Power BI Dashboard:

📦 1. Inventory Summary Cards

  • Total Items in Stock
  • Total Inventory Value
  • Out of Stock Items
  • Low Stock Alerts

📈 2. Visuals

  • Bar chart: Quantity by Category
  • Line graph: Stock-in vs Stock-out
  • Pie chart: Inventory by Supplier or Location

🧠 3. Filters/Slicers

  • By product name, supplier, stock status, month
  • Dynamic date range selection

🔄 4. Automatic Data Refresh

Connect to:

  • Excel or Google Sheets
  • SQL database
  • SharePoint
    and refresh daily or hourly.

✅ Bonus Use-Cases:

  • Track reorder cycles
  • Highlight top-selling items
  • Integrate with billing/sales dashboards
  • Calculate holding cost or inventory turnover ratio

📌 Want a custom Power BI inventory dashboard for your business?
👉 Visit AnalyticalHawk.com
We create smart dashboards tailored to your business — fast & affordable.


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