warehousing
Dock-to-Stock Time
Elapsed time from receipt at the dock to stock being available to pick.
Definition
Elapsed time from receipt at the dock to stock being available to pick.
Why it matters
Slow put-away hides available inventory and delays customer orders.
Formula
Total Dock-to-Stock Hours / Receipts
Example
48 receipts taking 240 hours gives 5 hours dock-to-stock.
How to interpret it
Watch the distribution, not just the average; long-tail receipts cause the service impact.
How to improve it
Improve receiving appointments, ASN quality, labor balancing and put-away logic.
Common mistakes
Excluding quality-hold time and reporting an artificially fast number.
Related KPIs
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Run the numbers on SupplyChain.tools - this page covers the management decision.
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