WMS, Warehouse Labor & Fulfillment worked example

Inventory Accuracy at 99% target inventory accuracy rate: a worked example

This scenario runs the inventory accuracy calculation on the strong side: 99% target inventory accuracy rate, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when inventory accuracy in wms, warehouse labor and fulfillment needs a clean rate and gap-to-target you can put on a tier board.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Locations with Count Discrepancies: 8 count (unchanged)
  • Total Locations Cycle-Counted: 250 count (unchanged)
  • Target Inventory Accuracy Rate: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 95)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Inventory accuracy rate = inventory accuracy count ÷ total inventory accuracy population × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3.2 % for inventory accuracy rate, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 95.8 points for inventory accuracy gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8 count for inventory accuracy count.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for total inventory accuracy population.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target inventory accuracy rate sits at 95% and the headline result is 3.2 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 3.2 %.
  • Use it after a cycle-count wave to score accuracy and quantify how far you are from your service target. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Inventory accuracy rate: 3.2 % (headline result)
  • Inventory accuracy gap to target: 95.8 points
  • Inventory accuracy count: 8 count
  • Total inventory accuracy population: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.