Operations & Logistics Teams
Map product volumes across every stage of your supply chain to identify inefficiencies, over-stocked nodes, or capacity gaps. Present findings clearly in team reviews or board reports.
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Supply Chain Sankey Diagram Template
Visualize the complete flow of goods across your supply chain — from raw materials through suppliers, manufacturing, distribution, and all the way to end consumers.
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Supply Chain Sankey Diagram Template
Visualize the complete flow of goods across your supply chain — from raw materials through suppliers, manufacturing, distribution, and all the way to end consumers.
Raw Materials
Suppliers
Manufacturing
Warehousing
Distribution Centers
Retailers
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What This Template Offers
A fully structured Sankey diagram mapping a real-world supply chain — from raw materials to recycling — ready to customize with your own data.
- 10-node supply chain covering raw materials, suppliers, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, retail, e-commerce, consumers, returns, and recycling
- Proportional flow widths that instantly show bottlenecks and high-volume pathways
- Color-coded nodes for quick identification of each supply chain stage
- Returns loop visualizing reverse logistics from consumers back into the chain
- Fully editable nodes, links, and values to match your actual supply chain
Use cases
Perfect Use Cases
Sustainability Reporting
Highlight returns processing and recycling flows to demonstrate your circular economy commitments. Show stakeholders exactly how much material is recovered versus discarded.
Supplier & Partner Presentations
Give suppliers and distribution partners a clear visual of where they fit in the broader chain. Sankey diagrams make complex relationships immediately understandable.
Strategic Planning & Scenario Modeling
Swap in new volume numbers to model what happens when a supplier drops out or a new distribution channel opens. Instantly see the downstream impact across the entire network.
Customize
How to Customize
Edit Nodes and Labels
Replace node names with your actual supply chain stages — add your specific suppliers, regional warehouses, or sales channels using the node editor.
Update Flow Values
Enter your real shipment volumes, units, or monetary values in the links table. Flow widths will automatically scale to reflect the proportions.
Adjust Colors and Layout
Choose node colors that match your brand or use category-based color coding. Fine-tune node spacing and label sizes for a polished, presentation-ready result.
Key Benefits
- Instantly reveals which stages handle the highest volume — no spreadsheet analysis needed
- Shows reverse logistics and recycling loops that traditional flowcharts miss
- Scales from small business supply chains to complex multi-tier enterprise networks
- Ready to export as a high-quality image for slides, reports, or stakeholder decks
Pro Tips
- Use consistent units (e.g. units shipped, pallets, or dollar value) across all link values so flow widths remain meaningful and comparable.
- Group smaller suppliers or retailers into aggregate nodes to keep the diagram readable — too many thin flows create visual clutter.
- Add a returns loop even if your current data is small — it signals maturity in your supply chain thinking and opens the conversation about reverse logistics.
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