Stock & logistics
How much of a picking run is spent walking and handling goods?
Divide the full route distance, including the return leg, by average metres per minute. Add stops times handling seconds converted to minutes. Multiply both parts by the number of equal tours. The result is total picker labour.
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Worked example
With the example inputs below, the calculator returns these results.
Total walking time 12 min
- Tours in the wave
- 6 tours
- Full route distance per tour
- 120 m
- Average walking pace
- 60 m/min
- Pick stops per tour
- 12 stops
- Handling time at each stop
- 15 s
Other results
- Total stop handling time
- 18 min
- Picking labour for the wave
- 30 min
Use your own figures
See how shorter routes or faster handling would affect a picking wave. Open the worksheet, replace the example values, then copy or print the result.
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