WMS, Warehouse Labor & Fulfillment worked example

Dock to Stock Time at 12% setup, handling & delay allowance: a worked example

What does the result look like when setup, handling & delay allowance reaches 12%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when dock to stock time in wms, warehouse labor and fulfillment is changing rate or allowance and you want to see the impact.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Units to Put Away: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Receiving Put-Away Rate: 12 units / min (unchanged)
  • Setup, Handling & Delay Allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base dock to stock time = dock to stock time workload ÷ dock to stock time completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for required dock to stock time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base dock to stock time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for dock to stock time allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for dock to stock time completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, handling & delay allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when setup, handling & delay allowance is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a steady put-away rate across the whole receipt — surge congestion, dock-door limits, or a single slow SKU can push actual time past the model.

Results at a glance

  • Required dock to stock time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base dock to stock time: 10 hr
  • Dock to stock time allowance applied: 12 %
  • Dock to stock time completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Dock to Stock Time calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.