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Pick Rate Per Hour Calculator

Work out pick rate per hour instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Pick Rate Per Hour Calculator

Pick rate is 3,600 divided by the time per pick, multiplied by stations and by effective working time, then reduced by the rework rate. The efficiency factor covers breaks, replenishment waits and micro-stoppages, and it is usually the difference between a quoted rate and an achieved one.

Formula

Pick rate

picks/h = (3600 / pick time) x stations x efficiency x (1 - rework rate)

Worked example

With the default values below, Pick Rate Per Hour Calculator returns Good picks per hour of 3,115. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Time per pick
2.8 s
Pick stations
3 stations
Effective working time
82 %
Rework rate
1.5 %

Results

Good picks per hour
3,115 picks/h
Picks per station per hour
1,054 picks/h
Theoretical maximum
3,857 picks/h
Picks lost to rework
47 picks/h

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2Pick rate
  3. 3Good picks per hour= 3,115 picks/h
  4. 4Picks per station per hour= 1,054 picks/h
  5. 5Theoretical maximum= 3,857 picks/h
  6. 6Picks lost to rework= 47 picks/h

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to whole numbers, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is effective working time only around 80%?

Replenishment, exception handling, breaks and fatigue all consume time. Sustained rates above 85% of theoretical are rare over a full shift.

Does adding stations scale linearly?

Only until replenishment, aisle access or the downstream conveyor saturates. Beyond that, throughput plateaus.

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