Business, finance and operations

Fill rate

  • Business, finance and operations

Definition

The percentage of ordered units that are shipped from available stock.

Example

Shipping 9,700 of 10,000 ordered units gives a fill rate of 97%.

For your role

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Why it matters

It shows how reliably customer orders can be met from stock.

Where it is used

Warehouse and distribution reports.

How to calculate it

Units shipped ÷ units ordered × 100

Worked example

Shipping 9,700 of 10,000 ordered units gives a fill rate of 97%.