WMS, Warehouse Labor & Fulfillment worked example

Dock to Stock Time at 7.2% setup, handling & delay allowance: a worked example

This worked example runs the dock to stock time numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 7.2% setup, handling & delay allowance instead of the typical 10%. Estimate dock to stock time for wms, warehouse labor and fulfillment using production-ready inputs so teams can plan labor hours, schedule the work, or check whether the job fits the available shift time.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Units to Put Away: 120 units (held at the documented default)
  • Receiving Put-Away Rate: 12 units / min (held at the documented default)
  • Setup, Handling & Delay Allowance: 7.2 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 10)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base dock to stock time = dock to stock time workload รท dock to stock time completion rate.
  • Required dock to stock time works out to 10.72 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Base dock to stock time works out to 10 hr at these inputs.
  • Dock to stock time allowance applied works out to 7.2 % at these inputs.
  • Dock to stock time completion rate works out to 12 pieces / min at these inputs.

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 2.55% below the baseline at 10.72 hr.
  • Use it to size receiving labor, set inbound appointment windows, or benchmark a receiving crew against a standard. 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

  • Required dock to stock time: 10.72 hr (headline result)
  • Base dock to stock time: 10 hr
  • Dock to stock time allowance applied: 7.2 %
  • Dock to stock time completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Dock to Stock Time calculator, set setup, handling & delay allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.