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Top 10 Short Picked Products Metric

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Intended Audience:

Business User

Author:

Movyn John

Changed on:

20 Oct 2025

Overview

Learn about the Top 10 Short Picked Products Metric in Fluent Analytics

Key points

  • Short picks directly impact customer satisfaction
  • May indicate demand forecasting errors or supply chain issues
  • Product-specific patterns can guide targeted improvements

What it measures

Products most frequently short-picked (partially fulfilled due to insufficient inventory).

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When to use this metric

  • Identify products with chronic availability issues
  • Guide inventory planning and safety stock decisions
  • Assess demand forecasting accuracy for specific products
  • Prioritize inventory management improvement efforts

How to interpret

  • Good performance: Short-pick patterns are predictable and manageable
  • Potential issues: Frequent short-picks indicate inventory planning problems
  • Benchmark guidance: Should trend toward zero for strategic products

Technical details

Formula: 

SUM(fulfilment.items.rejectedQuantity) where fulfilment.items.rejectedQuantity > 0
grouped by product, ordered by SUM DESC, limited to top 10

Configuration:

  • None