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Spider Charts: A Training Course. Spider Charts Training Agenda. What Are Spider Charts? How Can Your Organization Use Them? Developing Spider Charts Spider Charting Exercise Summary References. What Are Spider Charts?. A graphical way to compare data Displayed in a “web-like” form
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Spider Charts Training Agenda • What Are Spider Charts? • How Can Your Organization Use Them? • Developing Spider Charts • Spider Charting Exercise • Summary • References
What Are Spider Charts? • A graphical way to compare data • Displayed in a “web-like” form • Used to evaluate multiple alternatives based on multiple criteria
How Can Your Organization Use Spider Charts? • Do you want to graphically compare multiple potential projects? • Do you need to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of different supply chain strategies? • Are you finding it difficult to make logical comparisons between business opportunities? If your answer is yes, then Spider Charts may be your solution!
Developing Spider Charts (Six Easy Steps) • Identify the alternatives to be compared • Generate criteria to rate each alternative • Rate each alternative based on criteria • Draw and label the axis arms of the chart (one arm for each criterion) • Draw and label each alternative’s ratings on the chart, connecting between arms • Analyze the chart
Developing Spider Charts What a Finished Spider Chart Might Look Like:
Developing Spider ChartsStep 1 – Identify the alternatives to be compared • Spider Charts could be used to compare: • Potential Projects • Performance of Vendors • Employee Performance • No more than 5 (five) alternatives should be compared using Spider Charts
Developing Spider ChartsStep 2 – Generate criteria to rate each alternative • Projects can be rated based on risk, return, initial cost, or any other criteria • At least three criteria must be used, more may be helpful, but more than seven may be too complex
Developing Spider ChartsStep 3 – Rate each alternative based on criteria • It is helpful to standardize ratings to some uniform scale (for example 0-10, or 0-100%)
Developing Spider ChartsStep 4 – Draw and label the axis arms of the chart (one arm for each criterion) • If there are five criteria (C) on a scale of 0-10: C-1 10 C-2 C-5 5 0 C-3 C-4
Developing Spider ChartsStep 5 – Draw and label each alternative’s ratings on the chart, connecting between arms • Using different colors for each alternative is best C-1 10 C-2 C-5 5 Alternative 1 Alternative 2 0 C-3 C-4
Developing Spider ChartsStep 6 – Analyze the chart • For this example, possible analyses might include: • Alternative 1 is better in criterion 1, 2 and 5 • Alternative 2 is better in criterion 3 and 4 • The largest difference is found in criterion 4 C-1 10 C-2 C-5 5 0 Alternative 1 Alternative 2 C-3 C-4
Spider Charting Exercise • Now, let’s go through an exercise to create a Spider Chart • Suppose you want to compare how well three different vendors have delivered goods on time over the past five years. • You have the following data:
Spider Charting Exercise (continued) Data On-time Delivery Percentages Vendors: AppleGatePatriot, Inc.Franklin Year: 1 45% 67% 83% 2 57 64 65 3 68 70 77 4 63 66 91 5 75 71 55
Spider Charting Exercise (continued) • Refer to the data on the previous slide and use the Six Steps to create a Spider Chart comparing the three vendors • Hint: The “criteria” used in this example are actually the five years
Spider Charting Exercise (continued) As a reminder, here are the Six Steps: • Identify the alternatives to be compared • Generate criteria to rate each alternative • Rate each alternative based on criteria • Draw and label the axis arms of the chart (one arm for each criterion) • Draw and label each alternative’s ratings on the chart, connecting between arms • Analyze the chart
Spider Charting Exercise (continued) More hints for the example problem: • The alternatives are the three vendors • The criteria are the five years • The ratings are given as the percentages • Your chart should have five arms (for the five years) • You should have drawn three “webs”, one for each vendor • What does the chart tell you about the vendors?
Spider Charting Exercise Solution Here is what your Spider Chart should look like:
Spider Charting Exercise Solution • This Spider Chart was developed using Microsoft Excel, which is a quick and flexible way to make the chart • To make it in MS Excel, input the data in the cells, then “Insert” a “Chart” and select “Radar” as the Chart Type
Summary • Spider Charts are very useful for visually comparing a few alternatives • Just follow the Six Easy Steps to create your own Spider Chart • Microsoft Excel provides a quick and easy way to create a Spider Chart
References (Where to Find More Information) • http://www.internet4classrooms.com/excel_radar.htm • The Spider Chart: A Unique Tool for Performance Appraisal, 1995, ASQC, Rogers, Cephas B. • Go to www.asq.org (the American Society for Quality website) and search for “spider chart” • http://www.asq.org/education/docs/radarchart.pdf • Beyond Strategic Vision: Effective Corporate Action with Hoshin Planning, Michael Cowley, 199, page 76. • The Ultimate Six Sigma: Beyond Quality Excellence, Keki R Bhote, 2001, page 180.
