Warehouse calculators
Fourteen everyday warehouse sums, explained as you go. How much truck your pallets fill, how many pickers a shift needs, what a pallet position costs you per week, what one order line costs to ship, how much buffer stock to keep and how many cartons fit a container. Every field says where to find the number, and every answer says what it means. Free, no account.
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Space and transport
01How much room, how much truck, how many pallets.
Pallet and loading metre calculator
Loading metres, floor area, volume and trailers needed, from your own pallet sizes and stacking height.
Open the calculatorWarehouse space calculator
Square metres for a given number of pallet positions, including aisles and support space.
Open the calculatorRacking layout calculator
Pallet positions you get from a hall, and what your aisles cost.
Open the calculatorVolumetric weight calculator
Dimensional weight, real weight and the chargeable weight your carrier actually bills.
Open the calculatorContainer loading calculator
How many cartons fit a container, and whether weight or space runs out first.
Open the calculatorStock and ordering
02What to keep on the shelf, and when to order again.
Safety stock calculator
Safety stock from demand and lead time variability, at the service level you choose.
Open the calculatorReorder point calculator
The stock level that should trigger a replenishment order, and how many days you have left.
Open the calculatorEOQ calculator
The order quantity where ordering cost and holding cost balance out, and what it costs per year.
Open the calculatorCycle count calculator
Counts per week and hours needed to keep stock accurate all year.
Open the calculatorLabour and cost
03What the work costs, per hour, per pallet, per order line.
Picks per hour calculator
Picking rate per person per hour, and whether your team gets through the day.
Open the calculatorWarehouse labour calculator
How many pickers a shift needs, and what those hours cost per year.
Open the calculatorPallet storage cost calculator
Cost per pallet position per week, from rent and running costs.
Open the calculatorCost per order line calculator
Your cost to serve: what one order and one line really cost.
Open the calculatorReturns cost calculator
What a return costs to handle, and what returns cost you per year.
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Numbers pointing the wrong way?
A calculator tells you where you stand. A 30-minute call tells you what to do about it. We walk through your pick times, stock levels and order flow, and show what changes when the work is scan-driven.
Questions about these calculators
Two questions about your own operation
How many of your articles sit in a pick location they empty less than once a month?
Part one: Laying out a warehouse does not start with the racking
After your last integration, how many systems hold a stock quantity for the same item? Name them.