Example: 1,200 cases in eight hours
Say you picked 1,200 cases during an eight-hour shift. If all eight hours count, your pace is 150 cases/hour. If your warehouse excludes two 15-minute breaks, the calculation uses 7.5 hours instead: 160 cases/hour. Same work, different time definition.
Use the quick calculator below the tracker if you already know your totals. The example rate of 160 cases/hour is not an ALDI, Meijer, or any other employer standard.
What should you count?
Count the individual cases that your warehouse records as completed work. An order containing 100 cases is not automatically 100 “picks” or 100 “lines.” Some employers apply weighted cases, engineered time, or other adjustments. A personal raw rate is useful, but it may not match their system.
Should breaks be subtracted?
Only if you want a productive-time view, or your workplace says those minutes are excluded from its clock. For an elapsed-time view, use zero excluded minutes. Do not subtract breaks just to make a number look higher, and do not skip breaks to improve your score.
How does your pace compare with a goal?
Multiply your own target cases per hour by counted hours to estimate how many cases you need. Round required cases up to a whole number. The live shift tracker calculates your personal raw rate from completed orders and counted time; it does not reconstruct your employer's scoring rules.
Can you track orders without cell service?
This calculator runs in your browser. A shift may be saved in that browser, but the webpage is not guaranteed to load without a connection. For a warehouse with poor reception, the My Pick Rate Android app saves shift entries on your phone and syncs them after you reconnect. See the no-cell-service tracking guide before relying on either method at work.
Is this the same as percentage to standard?
No. Cases/hour is a raw rate. A warehouse using a fixed 100% standard may convert that rate to a percentage. Other warehouses calculate performance against variable engineered expectations that cannot be reconstructed from cases/hour alone. Read our performance standards guide before comparing different systems.