Packaging & Logistics worked example

Pick Rate at 99% expected picking efficiency: a worked example in packaging & logistics

Push expected picking efficiency up to 99% and the picture changes. This example computes every intermediate figure at that operating point. Use it to set labor standards, plan staffing, and compare pick rates across zones, shifts, or pick methods.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Order lines picked: 1,200 picks (unchanged)
  • Picking labor hours worked: 8 hr (unchanged)
  • Expected picking efficiency: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 90)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Raw pick rate = lines picked รท picking labor hours) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 149 picks / hr for effective pick rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 150 picks / hr for raw pick rate.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 99 % for expected pick efficiency.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 hr for picking labor hours.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where expected picking efficiency sits at 90% and the headline result is 135 picks / hr, this scenario comes in 10% above the baseline at 149 picks / hr.
  • It computes both the raw lines-per-hour rate and an effective rate after applying an expected efficiency factor. The value of this scenario is the size of the gap it exposes: that gap, priced out over a year, is the budget you can justify spending to close it.

Results at a glance

  • Effective pick rate: 149 picks / hr (headline result)
  • Raw pick rate: 150 picks / hr
  • Expected pick efficiency: 99 %
  • Picking labor hours: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Pick Rate calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.