Supply Chain & Procurement worked example
Cycle Count Sample Size with storage locations to cycle count of 6 lots: a worked example
This worked example runs the cycle count sample size numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: storage locations to cycle count of 6 lots instead of the typical 12 lots. Estimate cycle count sample load from locations and counts per location.
The inputs for this scenario
- Storage locations to cycle count: 6 lots (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 12)
- Count passes per location: 40 runs (held at the documented default)
- SKUs counted per pass: 1 samples (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Samples = lots × runs per lot × samples per run.
- Total samples works out to 240 counts at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Inspection hours works out to 12 hr at these inputs.
- Lots / shifts works out to 40 count at these inputs.
- Checks per lot works out to 1 samples at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where storage locations to cycle count sits at 12 lots and the headline result is 480 counts, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 240 counts.
- Use it when designing or resizing a cycle count program, setting a daily count quota, or building the labor budget for an ABC-weighted counting schedule. 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
- Total samples: 240 counts (headline result)
- Inspection hours: 12 hr
- Lots / shifts: 40 count
- Checks per lot: 1 samples
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Cycle Count Sample Size calculator, set storage locations to cycle count to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.