Total Failed Fulfillments Metric
Author:
Holger Lierse
Changed on:
16 Sept 2025
Key Points
- Number of fulfillments that failed during the fulfillment process (i.e. 100% rejection)
Steps
What it measures
Number of fulfillments that failed during the fulfillment process.

When to use this metric
- Identify systemic operational problems
- Monitor the impact of process changes on failure rates
- Assess location-specific quality issues
- Track progress on operational improvement initiatives
How to interpret
- Good performance: Failed fulfillments should be a low %
- Potential issues: Increasing failure rates indicate process or system problems
- Benchmark guidance: Should trend toward zero; patterns need root cause analysis
Key considerations
- Failed fulfillments require manual intervention and delay delivery
- May indicate inventory accuracy, system, or training issues
- Different failure types require different corrective actions
Technical details
Formula:
COUNT(fulfillments) where status = {FAILED_STATUS} within the selected time period
Configurable elements:
- FAILED_STATUS: Status definitions for failed fulfillments