We’re pushing about 2,400 DTC orders/day with a 3:30 p.m — uPS pickup, and pack is our choke point — averaging 5.6 min/order even after slotting and batch pick improvements. If you’ve pushed pack to about 4 min without error creep, what moved the needle for you — layout changes, print-and-apply labels, auto-baggers, or shifting QC earlier?
Shift QC earlier and add in-line weight check; dropped us 5.6→4.1. “3:30 UPS” — can you push pickup?
Auto-bagger for poly SKUs plus print-and-apply labels cut us to about 4.0; ‘3:30 UPS’ makes bags pay off.
And we cut pack to 3.9 by carving out a single‑unit fast lane: pre‑staged mailers, tote scan auto‑prints the label while the item is going in, and the scale sits in the work surface. > 4.0; ‘3:30 UPS’ makes bags pay off. Agreed on timing — fast lane only pencils if about 35%+ are single‑SKU; what’s your single‑unit mix?