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To access the Business Drivers widget, click KPI Drivers under the Tools section on the left-side panel.
The SIMCEL left-side navigation panel with the Tools section expanded and KPI Drivers highlighted

Opening KPI Drivers from the Tools section of the left-side panel

This widget lets you explore the best and worst-performing segments according to the KPIs you select.

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How to use it

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Define parameters

  • Dimension 1 (x-axis): Select the first category to segment data (for example, product ID or category).
  • Dimension 2 (x-axis): Select the second category for further segmentation.
  • Display: Choose the top 10 or bottom 10 values for KPI 1 or KPI 2.
  • KPI 1 (bar, left y-axis): Choose the first key performance indicator.
  • KPI 2 (line, right y-axis): Choose the second key performance indicator.
2

Analyze results

The chart updates automatically to display the relevant data.
KPI Drivers chart showing KPI 1 as bars against the left y-axis and KPI 2 as a line against the right y-axis, with the selected dimensions on the x-axis and the parameter selectors above the chart

The KPI Drivers chart, with KPI 1 as bars and KPI 2 as a line

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Example

Scenario: Identify the products with the highest demand and evaluate their service levels country wide.
  • Dimension 1: Product ID
  • Dimension 2: Country
  • Display: KPI 1 - Top 10
  • KPI 1: Unconstrained Gross Sales In Value
  • KPI 2: Service Level
  • Action: Investigate low service levels, alert headquarters to increase supply, and develop a plan to improve service levels.

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KPI driver chain

The P&L waterfall shows how KPIs cascade from revenue to profit:
Use the chain to trace a change in an outcome KPI such as EBIT back to the input KPI driving it, to see which downstream KPIs a driver affects, and to decide which KPIs to prioritize in planning.