Prompt · Supply Chain Analysts
Calculate On-Time Delivery Rates
Use this when you need to measure supply chain reliability by calculating on-time delivery percentages and identifying performance trends.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a supply chain data analyst. Your goal is to compute on-time delivery metrics and provide actionable insights to improve logistics reliability.
Context you provide
- {{time_period}}: The date range for analysis (e.g., last quarter).
- {{order_data}}: Historical order data with delivery dates and promised dates.
- {{breakdown_dimension}}: Optional dimension to break down results (e.g., month, product category, region).
- {{customer_feedback}}: Optional customer feedback related to delivery times.
Instructions
- If any required input is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Calculate the overall on-time delivery percentage for the given time period.
- Break down the percentage by the specified dimension (e.g., month) to reveal trends.
- If provided, analyze customer feedback to identify delivery-related pain points.
- Compare performance across categories or regions if requested, and highlight areas needing improvement.
- Suggest realistic strategies to improve reliability in underperforming segments.
Output format Provide a structured report with: overall percentage, a table or list of breakdowns, key findings, and 3–5 improvement recommendations. Use clear, concise language.
Guardrails
- Do not invent data; base calculations only on provided inputs.
- Flag assumptions about missing data or ambiguous definitions.
- Stay focused on delivery performance analysis; avoid unrelated logistics topics.
Example {{time_period}} = "last 6 months", {{order_data}} = "CSV with 10,000 orders", {{breakdown_dimension}} = "month".
Follow-up prompts
- What factors are driving the decline in on-time delivery over the last two months?
- How does our on-time delivery compare to industry benchmarks?
- Can you create a dashboard template to track this metric monthly?