The Labor Cost Dashboard helps you understand the true costs of running your warehouse. With this data at your fingertips, you can make informed decisions about how to increase operational efficiency, reduce overall costs, and deliver a more streamlined experience for your clients.
Labor Cost Dashboard: Overview
The Labor Cost Dashboard provides at-a-glance information about your warehouse's productivity. The full dashboard view is shown below.
Labor Cost Dashboard Components
| Component | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Overview Widget | Average cost per shipment, average time to ship, average cost per pick and pack, and costs by shipment type (regular vs. bulk). |
| Orders & Costs Per Client | Compares average orders and average cost per order across your top clients. Sortable by highest/lowest cost and shipment volume. |
| Warehouse Performance | Total orders, average cost per order, and average time per order across all warehouses over time. |
| Insights | Yesterday's highlights — top shipping client, highest and lowest costs, most and least productive times. |
| Cost & Time Tables | Detailed breakdowns per job, per shipment, and per warehouse with export to CSV. |
Common Use Cases for the Labor Cost Dashboard
Determine the Cost Per Client
Track cost per client to know which accounts are profitable and which may be cutting into your margins — no more guessing.
Set and Monitor Benchmarks
Pull the same metrics across different timeframes and compare them side by side to measure whether operational changes are improving performance.
Get Started
- How to Set Up the Labor Cost Dashboard — preview mode, onboarding, entering labor costs, and settings
- Understanding Labor Cost Dashboard Calculations and Metrics — how every widget and formula is calculated