How to Measure Warehouse Performance

Warehouse Performance, Cost, and Value Measures

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strategy can properly operate without high degrees of trust in the numbers used to support it.

Figure 6. Inventory accuracy benchmarks. We recently surveyed organizations with uniquely high requirements for warehouse inventory accuracy. Their location, item, and financial inventory accuracies are depicted in the figure.

Figure 7. Inventory counting methods. In the same survey we asked the participants what methods of inventory counting they employ in various stages of the supply chain.

3.1.2 Outbound Accuracy Our RightChain™ Warehousing Scoreboard monitors two indicators of outbound accuracy: picking accuracy and shipping accuracy. Picking accuracy is the portion of order lines picked with the correct SKU in the correct quantity. Shipping accuracy is

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