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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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