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Table 2.

Warehousing productivity measurement indicators

Indicator	Definitions	Citation
Labour productivity	The ratio of the total number of items managed to the amount of item-handling working hours	Attar et al. (2012)
Throughput	Items/hour leaving the warehouse	Mentzer and Konrad (1991); Kiefer and Novack (1999); Altarazi and Ammouri (2018)
Shipping productivity	Total number of products shipped per time period	Mentzer and Konrad (1991); Kiefer and Novack (1999); Cagliano et al. (2014); Frazelle (2002)
Transport productivity	Vehicle fill rate	O’Neill et al. (2008); Matopoulos and Bourlakis (2010)
Warehouse utilization	The average amount of warehouse capacity used over a specific time	Rimiene (2008); Johnson and McGinnis (2010); Wang et al. (2010)
Inventory space utilization	The rate at which space is occupied for storage	Ramaa et al. (2011); Rizzi and Zamboni (1999); Frazelle (2002)
Outbound space utilization	Utilization of the area inside the warehouse used for retrieving, order picking, packing and shipping	Johnson et al. (2010)
Picking productivity	Total number of products picked per labour hour in picking activity	Kiefer and Novack (1999); Manikas and Terry (2009); Petersen et al. (2004); Frazelle (2002)
Receiving productivity	Number of vehicles unloaded per labour hour	Mentzer and Konrad (1991); Wang et al. (2010); Faber et al. (2002); Frazelle (2002)
Turnover	The ratio of the cost of goods sold to the average inventory	Johnson and McGinnis (2010); Yang and Chen (2012)

Indicator	Definitions	Citation
Labour productivity	The ratio of the total number of items managed to the amount of item-handling working hours	Attar et al. (2012)
Throughput	Items/hour leaving the warehouse	Mentzer and Konrad (1991); Kiefer and Novack (1999); Altarazi and Ammouri (2018)
Shipping productivity	Total number of products shipped per time period	Mentzer and Konrad (1991); Kiefer and Novack (1999); Cagliano et al. (2014); Frazelle (2002)
Transport productivity	Vehicle fill rate	O’Neill et al. (2008); Matopoulos and Bourlakis (2010)
Warehouse utilization	The average amount of warehouse capacity used over a specific time	Rimiene (2008); Johnson and McGinnis (2010); Wang et al. (2010)
Inventory space utilization	The rate at which space is occupied for storage	Ramaa et al. (2011); Rizzi and Zamboni (1999); Frazelle (2002)
Outbound space utilization	Utilization of the area inside the warehouse used for retrieving, order picking, packing and shipping	Johnson et al. (2010)
Picking productivity	Total number of products picked per labour hour in picking activity	Kiefer and Novack (1999); Manikas and Terry (2009); Petersen et al. (2004); Frazelle (2002)
Receiving productivity	Number of vehicles unloaded per labour hour	Mentzer and Konrad (1991); Wang et al. (2010); Faber et al. (2002); Frazelle (2002)
Turnover	The ratio of the cost of goods sold to the average inventory	Johnson and McGinnis (2010); Yang and Chen (2012)

Source: Karim and Abdul Rahman (2018)