Benchmarking Tool | The Poirier Group

Welcome to our Benchmarking page, which demonstrates The Poirier Group’s ability to empower you with insightful data to drive business decisions.

If you are interested in more detailed benchmarking with access to over 120 operational and financial metrics, Contact Us to learn more about what TPG can offer your business.

KPI Benchmarking

Explore a small sample of our in-depth operational metrics and potential solutions to help your business improve its performance.

Choose Your Benchmark:

Cases Per Hour

Order Fill Rate

Cost Per Case

Average Outbound Cube

Inventory Turnover

Cases Per Hour

About

Our Definition: The average number of cases processed over one hour across the warehouse (picking, packing, inbound/outbound).

Why is this important? Cases Per Hour is a key warehousing metric that measures the efficiency and productivity of an operation and serves as a crucial indicator of operational throughput. A low level of Cases Per Hour could indicate operational issues in your warehouse processes.

Industry Standard

Average

90.3

cases per hour

CPH varies significantly depending on several factors: type of warehousing operation, the product line complexity, and automation.
Manual picking operations in traditional warehouse settings often average between 60 to 80 cases per hour per worker.
In automated environments (e.g., pick-to-light, robotics), this figure can exceed 200 cases per hour.

Common Warehouse Efficiency Challenges and Potential Solutions

Explore common pain points we’ve heard from our clients and how we have helped them increase their efficiency:

Order Fulfillment Time is Excessively Long, Affecting Customer Satisfaction

How TPG Can Solve

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Documenting SOPs can assist in making process performance consistent and repeatable, reducing the variance in fulfillment times.

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

A WMS optimizes order fulfillment time by providing real-time inventory visibility, streamlining picking and packing processes, enhancing warehouse efficiency.

Inventory Accuracy Problems are Leading to Picking Errors and Delays

How TPG Can Solve

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)

A WMS reduces inventory inaccuracies by offering real-time tracking, automated data capture, and precise inventory counts, ensuring that stock levels and locations are consistently up-to-date and accurate

Open-To-Buy (OTB) Management

Open-to-buy inventory management reduces inventory inaccuracy by implementing planned purchasing and replenishment strategies aligned with sales forecasts and budget constraints, ensuring appropriate stock levels.

Space Constraints and Warehouse Congestion Hinder Efficient Operations

How TPG Can Solve

Advanced Forecasting

Using inventory management strategies, such as just-in-time (JIT) delivery and advanced demand forecasting, warehousing facilities can maintain optimal inventory levels that align with sales demands, preventing overcrowding.

Optimize Warehouse Design

Warehouses can be redesigned for peak efficiency given the limted space available. TPG’s warehouse management consultants conduct a comprehensive assessment to provide the best path forward for redesigning your warehousing facilities.

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