Packaging & Logistics worked example

Pick Rate at 65% expected picking efficiency: a worked example in packaging & logistics

This worked example runs the pick rate numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 65% expected picking efficiency instead of the typical 90%. Calculate warehouse pick rate from lines picked and picking labor hours, adjusted for expected efficiency.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Order lines picked: 1,200 picks (held at the documented default)
  • Picking labor hours worked: 8 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Expected picking efficiency: 65 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 90)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Raw pick rate = lines picked รท picking labor hours.
  • Effective pick rate works out to 97.5 picks / hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Raw pick rate works out to 150 picks / hr at these inputs.
  • Expected pick efficiency works out to 65 % at these inputs.
  • Picking labor hours works out to 8 hr at these inputs.

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 27.78% below the baseline at 97.5 picks / hr.
  • Use it when staffing a shift, benchmarking pickers, or converting a forecast of order lines into required labor hours. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Effective pick rate: 97.5 picks / hr (headline result)
  • Raw pick rate: 150 picks / hr
  • Expected pick efficiency: 65 %
  • Picking labor hours: 8 hr

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Pick Rate calculator, set expected picking efficiency to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.