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Supply Chain Inventory Power BI template

Power BI inventory dashboard template: inventory value, days of supply, stock-outs and fill rate KPIs, inventory vs demand, a category treemap and stock alerts.

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Free for commercial use

Light version: same layout, colours re-solved and checked for WCAG AA contrast.

Supply Chain Inventory Power BI dashboard template: 4 KPI cards, a line & column chart, a treemap, a matrix, a table and 2 slicers on a 1280×720 page

BetaOpens in Power BI Desktop with 4 tables of sample data and every visual bound. See what’s inside

Free, no sign-up. The PBIP with sample data includes the background, theme and a README. 1920×1080 fits a new page in a Fluent 2 report; 1280×720 and 2× fit Classic pages. Downloads carry a small “Made with VizForge” mark (sign in to the studio to remove it).

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Layout
Left nav rail, 4 KPIs, 2×2 grid of analysis panels
Page size
1280×720 px (16:9, Power BI default)
Theme
Forest Night

Open the sample-data PBIP in Power BI Desktop

Checked against Microsoft Learn's Power BI Desktop projects documentation (as of Nov 2026).

  1. 1

    Unzip to a short path and open the .pbip

    Extract the zip to a short local folder such as C:\PBI (Windows limits project paths to 260 characters, and Desktop can't save a project straight to OneDrive or SharePoint), then double-click the .pbip file or use File → Open in Power BI Desktop. Microsoft still lists projects and TMDL as preview features (as of Nov 2026): if Desktop won't open the project, go to File → Options and settings → Options → Preview features, tick “Power BI Project (.pbip) save option” and “Store semantic model using TMDL format”, then restart Desktop.

  2. 2

    Select Refresh once

    The project ships without the local data cache (.pbi/cache.abf), so Desktop opens the full model definition without data. Select Home → Refresh: every table is built from values written into its Power Query step, so there is no data source to sign in to.

  3. 3

    Save as .pbix or connect your data

    Use File → Save as to keep a single .pbix file, or open Transform data and replace each table's Source step with your own query, keeping the column names so the measures and visuals keep working.

What’s inside the Inventory sample model

Rendered from the same definition the download writes as TMDL, so this list always matches the file.

Tables
4
Fact rows
480
DAX measures
8

A tools and hardware distributor with 30 SKUs in two UK warehouses: weekly closing stock, forecast demand, orders and shipments for the 8 weeks to 26 Oct 2026, with ABC (value) and XYZ (demand variability) classes on each item. Units: Units; inventory valued at unit cost in GBP.

Tables and columns

Calendar

Date table · 2026, one row per day

Date table generated in Power Query (List.Dates), marked as the model's date table.

  • Date (date)
  • Year (whole number)
  • Quarter (text)
  • Month (text)
  • Month Name (text)
  • Week Start (date)
  • Weekday (text)
  • Fiscal Year (text)

Item

Dimension · 30 rows

SKUs with category, unit cost, ABC/XYZ class, average weekly demand and safety stock (per network).

  • SKU (text)
  • Description (text)
  • Category (text)
  • Unit Cost (decimal)
  • ABC Class (text)
  • XYZ Class (text)
  • Weekly Demand (whole number)
  • Safety Stock (whole number)

Warehouse

Dimension · 2 rows

Distribution centres.

  • Warehouse (text)
  • Town (text)

Stock Weekly

Fact · 480 rows

Closing on-hand units, forecast demand, units ordered and shipped per SKU, warehouse and week (Monday).

  • Week (date)
  • SKU (text)
  • Warehouse (text)
  • On Hand (whole number)
  • Forecast Demand (whole number)
  • Ordered (whole number)
  • Shipped (whole number)
  • Stock Out (whole number)

Relationships

Many-to-one, single direction. Inactive relationships are switched on inside a measure with USERELATIONSHIP.

  • 'Stock Weekly'[Week] → 'Calendar'[Date]
  • 'Stock Weekly'[SKU] → Item[SKU]
  • 'Stock Weekly'[Warehouse] → Warehouse[Warehouse]

DAX measures

All measures live in a dedicated Key Measures table. Copy any of them into your own model; rename the table and column references to match.

On Hand UnitsClosing stock in the latest week in context (a balance, not summed over weeks).
On Hand Units =
VAR LastWeek = MAX ( 'Stock Weekly'[Week] )
RETURN
    CALCULATE ( SUM ( 'Stock Weekly'[On Hand] ), 'Stock Weekly'[Week] = LastWeek )

Format string: #,0

Inventory ValueLatest closing stock at unit cost.
Inventory Value =
VAR LastWeek = MAX ( 'Stock Weekly'[Week] )
RETURN
    SUMX (
        FILTER ( 'Stock Weekly', 'Stock Weekly'[Week] = LastWeek ),
        'Stock Weekly'[On Hand] * RELATED ( Item[Unit Cost] )
    )

Format string: £#,0

Forecast DemandForecast units.
Forecast Demand =
SUM ( 'Stock Weekly'[Forecast Demand] )

Format string: #,0

Days of SupplyLatest stock over average daily forecast demand.
Days of Supply =
VAR Weeks = DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Stock Weekly'[Week] )
RETURN
    DIVIDE ( [On Hand Units], DIVIDE ( [Forecast Demand], Weeks * 7 ) )

Format string: #,0.0

Stock-outsSKU-warehouse-weeks that closed with zero stock.
Stock-outs =
SUM ( 'Stock Weekly'[Stock Out] )

Format string: #,0

Fill RateUnits shipped over units ordered.
Fill Rate =
DIVIDE ( SUM ( 'Stock Weekly'[Shipped] ), SUM ( 'Stock Weekly'[Ordered] ) )

Format string: 0.0%

SKU CountSKUs stocked.
SKU Count =
DISTINCTCOUNT ( 'Stock Weekly'[SKU] )

Format string: #,0

Below Safety StockUnits short of the network safety stock, per SKU; blank when the SKU is above safety stock.
Below Safety Stock =
VAR Safety = SUM ( Item[Safety Stock] )
VAR Stock =
    CALCULATE ( [On Hand Units], REMOVEFILTERS ( Warehouse ) )
RETURN
    IF ( HASONEVALUE ( Item[SKU] ) && Stock < Safety, Safety - Stock )

Format string: #,0

What each visual is bound to

The PBIP opens with these fields already on each visual.

Field bindings per visual
VisualFields
WarehouseSlicerWarehouse[Warehouse]
CategorySlicerItem[Category]
Inventory valueCard[Inventory Value]
Days of supplyCard[Days of Supply]
Stock-outsCard[Stock-outs]
Fill rateCard[Fill Rate]
Inventory vs forecast demandLine & column chartCalendar[Week Start], [On Hand Units], [Forecast Demand]
Inventory value by categoryTreemapItem[Category], [Inventory Value]
ABC / XYZ classificationMatrixItem[ABC Class], [SKU Count], Item[XYZ Class]
Items below safety stockTableItem[SKU], Item[Description], Item[Safety Stock], [On Hand Units], [Below Safety Stock]

Questions this dashboard answers

Each one is answered by a visual on the page, from the sample model's own tables and measures.

About this dashboard layout

Inventory pages balance two failure modes, too much stock and too little, so the KPI row shows both: inventory value and days of supply on the excess side, stock-out count and order fill rate on the shortage side. A healthy page has all four green at once, which is harder than it sounds.

The 2×2 grid below starts with inventory against forecast demand over time (combo: inventory as columns, demand as a line) and a treemap of inventory value by category, which shows where the cash is tied up. The second row has an ABC/XYZ matrix (value class against demand variability, with SKU counts) and a table of items below safety stock with on-hand, safety stock, open purchase orders and expected receipt date.

The ABC/XYZ matrix is the planner's most useful view: AX items (high value, steady demand) suit lean replenishment, while CZ items (low value, erratic demand) are candidates for make-to-order or delisting. Compute both classes in the model so they respond to slicers.

Forest Night is a deep green dark theme. Put the safety-stock table's shortfall column on a conditional bad colour, and leave the rest of the page calm.

Visuals on the page

Positions are Power BI page pixels. Enter them in Format → General → Properties → Size and position, or use the PBIP download where they are already set.

Visual positions in the Supply Chain Inventory template
VisualTypeXYWidthHeight
WarehouseSlicer9202416040
CategorySlicer10962416040
Inventory valueCard11212020872
Days of supplyCard40812020872
Stock-outsCard70412020872
Fill rateCard100012020072
Inventory vs forecast demandLine & column chart112240544200
Inventory value by categoryTreemap704240536200
ABC / XYZ classificationMatrix112488544192
Items below safety stockTable704488536192

Custom visuals for this layout

Built-in Power BI visuals cover most slots above. These slots also suit a custom visual; each page covers the data shape, DAX and a prompt to generate it as a .pbiviz.

Already have a report?

Brand Makeover tries Supply Chain Inventory first on every page of your Power BI project (.pbip zip) where it fits: the page's visuals have to go into its 8 data slots without overlaps. Pages it can't seat get another catalog layout or a brand grid. Queries, filters and bookmarks are left as they are. Free, in your browser.

Opens with the Analyst / Dense preset, because the Executive preset doesn't use this layout (8 data slots; this preset uses templates with at most 7).

Restyle my report into this

Swap a slot for a custom visual

Pick any slot and VizForge AI writes a custom visual (.pbiviz, with TypeScript source) sized to it, in this template's colours and shaped for the fields it is bound to.

Generate one that fits this layout.

Card · 208×72 px · bound to [Inventory Value]

1, 2 or 5 credits depending on the brief · 5 free on signup. Sign in or create a free account on the next screen; the brief is saved for 30 minutes.

Brief sent to the generator (you can edit it there)

A Power BI card visual titled "Inventory value". It sits in a 208×72 px slot on a designed report page. Match the report's brand: data colours #7CB88A, #A3E635, #E2B93B, #D98B5F, #6FB7E8, #C39BE0; background #122620; text #ECF3EE; font Segoe UI. Transparent visual background so the page design shows through; no visual border. In the sample model it is bound to [Inventory Value]; keep the same data roles so the fields drop straight in.

Not sure what to build? Browse the visual catalog or open the template in the design studio and hand off any slot from there. Or start in the AI generator with a blank brief.

Colours and theme

Forest Night

Dark green Power BI theme: deep evergreen page, moss cards and sage, lime, gold and copper data colours for sustainability, ESG and energy dashboards.

See the Forest Night palette and contrast checks →

Use the background in an existing report

Prefer to keep your own report? Apply the design to it instead of opening the PBIP.

  1. 1

    Download the background

    Take the 1920×1080 PNG for a new page in a Fluent 2 report (the default size for new pages), or the 2× PNG (2560×1440) for sharp text on a 1280×720 Classic page. Power BI scales the image to the canvas.

  2. 2

    Set the canvas background

    Format page → Canvas background → Browse. Set Image fit to Fill and transparency to 0%.

  3. 3

    Import the theme

    Design ribbon → Import theme (in the Power BI service: View → Theme pane), then pick the downloaded JSON. Data colours and fonts now match the design. Older Desktop builds: View → Themes → Browse for themes.

  4. 4

    Place your visuals

    Size each visual to the positions above with background and border off, or open the PBIP project where they are already placed.

Questions about this template

Does the Supply Chain Inventory template come with sample data?

Yes. The “PBIP with sample data” download contains a semantic model with 4 tables and 8 DAX measures, and every visual on the page is already bound to it. The sample: A tools and hardware distributor with 30 SKUs in two UK warehouses: weekly closing stock, forecast demand, orders and shipments for the 8 weeks to 26 Oct 2026, with ABC (value) and XYZ (demand variability) classes on each item. The data is written into each table's Power Query step, so there is no data source or sign-in.

Is it a .pbix file?

It is a Power BI project (PBIP): a folder of text files that Power BI Desktop opens like a .pbix. Open the .pbip file, select Refresh once to load the sample rows, then use File → Save as if you want a single .pbix.

What visuals are in the Supply Chain Inventory template?

The page has 10 visual areas: 2 slicers, 4 cards, 1 line & column chart, 1 treemap, 1 matrix, 1 table. Their exact positions are listed on this page so you can match them in Power BI's Format → General → Properties panel, or skip that step by downloading the PBIP project.

Which theme does the Supply Chain Inventory template use?

It ships with the Forest Night theme (dark tone). Download the theme JSON here, or open the template in the design studio and switch to any other theme or your own brand colours.

Is there a light version of the Supply Chain Inventory template?

Yes. Switch the preview to Light and every download (background, theme JSON and PBIP) comes in that version. The layout is identical; the page, card and text colours are re-solved for a light page, and the accent, status and data colours keep their hues but are adjusted until text meets WCAG AA (4.5:1) and chart colours reach 3:1 against the cards.

How do I use the background image in Power BI Desktop?

Select the page, open Format page → Canvas background, choose Browse and pick the PNG, then set Image fit to Fill and transparency to 0%. Give your visuals a transparent background and no border so the designed panels show through.

Can I open the PBIP project in Power BI Desktop?

Yes. PBIR is the default report format in Power BI Desktop since September 2026, and the download is a PBIP project: unzip it and open the .pbip file, select Refresh once and the sample data loads into visuals that are already bound (the empty PBIP leaves the containers unbound for your own data). Microsoft still lists projects and TMDL as preview features (as of Nov 2026), so if Desktop won't open it, enable them under File → Options and settings → Options → Preview features.

Build guides for this dashboard

Guides to the same dashboard job: which custom visuals it needs, the DAX behind them and prompts to generate them.

KPI cards for this layout

Headline numbers drawn by one DAX SVG measure each, for the Card visual or a table row.

Designs made for this template’s KPI slots: Throughput vs target bars. Browse all styles in the KPI card gallery or build your own in the SVG measure builder.

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