Inventory and Order Management: Estimation of the Warehouse Workers' Productivity

The ability to calculate and estimate the productivity metrics of warehouse workers is one of the crucial points in building a seamless fulfillment process and swift deliveries. In MYOB Acumatica 2024.1.1, a new Efficiency of Picking and Packing (SO402020) inquiry form has been introduced. The form provides picking and packing statistics that can help warehouse managers build a well-coordinated process of picking and packing.

The Efficiency of Picking and Packing Inquiry

The new Efficiency of Picking and Packing (SO402020) inquiry form (see the following screenshot) shows the following information for all warehouses or a selected warehouse:

The number of processed shipments, lines, and packages
The total quantity of picked or packed items
The number of useful operations
The overall efficiency in Pick and Pack modes or in Pack-only mode of shipment processing on the Pick, Pack, and Ship (SO302020) form

The inquiry form tracks both paper-based and paperless picking and packing.

Figure 1. The Efficiency of Picking and Packing inquiry form

To review the picking and packing statistics, the warehouse manager needs to specify at least the first date of the period for which the statistics are required in the Start Date box in the Selection area. By default, the inquiry shows combined information on picking and packing operations in separate lines. The warehouse manager can extend the inquiry by selecting the following check boxes in the Selection area of the form:

Expand by User: If this check box is selected, the table displays a separate row for each user within the specified period. When this check box is selected, the warehouse manager can also narrow the inquiry results to a single user by specifying a username in the User box.
Expand by Shipment: If this check box is selected, the table shows a separate row for each shipment within the specified period. When this check box is selected, the warehouse manager can also narrow the inquiry results to a single shipment by specifying a shipment number in the Shipment Nbr. box.
Expand by Day: With this check box selected, the table shows a separate row for each day within the specified period.

The following screenshot shows the inquiry form with the extended information; in this example, all three check boxes are selected.

Figure 2. The inquiry form with the extended information

Limitations

For wave and batch pick lists, the inquiry does not show the picking time. Only packing time is shown.