Behind the Build: A Logistics Executive Dashboard in Power BI

Logistics operations generate large volumes of shipment, carrier, and delivery data every day. Yet many teams still rely on spreadsheets and manual reporting to monitor performance, making it difficult to identify delays and operational bottlenecks quickly.

To address these challenges, I built a Logistics Executive Dashboard in Power BI focused on improving shipment visibility and operational decision-making.

What Does the Dashboard Monitor?

The dashboard provides insights into:

• Shipment trends
• On-time versus late deliveries
• Undelivered shipment analysis
• Carrier performance
• SLA compliance
• Destination country performance
• Dynamic Top-N carrier analysis
• Shipment-level operational visibility

The Business Challenge

While working with logistics reporting, I noticed several common issues:

• Data spread across multiple Excel files
• Manual KPI calculations
• Limited real-time visibility
• Difficult carrier performance comparisons
• Lack of a centralized reporting solution

The objective was to create a business-friendly dashboard that could consolidate operational data into a single view for faster analysis.

Key Features

The project includes:

• Interactive Power BI visuals
• Drill-through analysis
• KPI definitions for business users
• Data validation checks
• Automated folder refresh process
• Flexible date format handling
• Shipment-level reporting

Potential Use Cases

This type of dashboard can support:

• Logistics operations
• Transportation management
• Supply chain analytics
• Carrier performance reviews
• Operational reporting
• Business intelligence initiatives

Lessons Learned

Building this dashboard reinforced an important principle: effective dashboards should do more than display data. They should help users quickly identify issues, understand trends, and support better business decisions.

I'd be interested to know which logistics KPIs your organization considers most valuable for operational reporting.