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Path-by-Path Labor Planning
for Warehouse Operations

Auto-plan your warehouse labor in minutes, not hours. DockPlanIQ distributes headcount across process paths by volume and UPH, tracks WIP flow, flags flex opportunities, and generates variance reports you can actually send to leadership.

Built by warehouse ops professionals. Designed for the 20,000 facilities stuck between Excel and enterprise WFM.

45+ min
Average time ops managers spend manually building tomorrow's labor plan every morning
10–15%
Daily over/under staffing variance at facilities without path-level labor planning tools
$400K+
Annual labor cost bleed at a 200-person facility running at 5% chronic overstaffing

You're planning tomorrow's labor the same way you did five years ago.

Excel sheets, tribal knowledge, and manual UPH calculations. Enterprise WFM costs $50K+ and takes 6 months to implement. Everything in between is a spreadsheet someone named Dave maintains.

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You're calculating headcount per path manually

Forecast is in one system, headcount in another, UPH benchmarks in your head. You rebuild the same plan every morning in Excel and it takes 45 minutes before you've even started the shift.

No automation
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You have no WIP visibility

Pick is burning through WIP faster than Stow can feed it, but you won't know until 2pm when the buffer runs dry. By then you're scrambling to flex bodies upstream with no plan.

No real-time flow tracking
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Variance reporting is a nightmare

Your director asks why you went over plan by 12 associates yesterday. You dig through WhatsApp messages and handwritten notes trying to remember what happened. There's no record.

Zero variance accountability

Five steps. Five minutes. One complete labor plan.

DockPlanIQ automates the math you're currently doing in Excel — and adds the variance tracking that Excel can't.

01

Input forecast and available headcount

Enter tomorrow's forecasted units per process path (Inbound, Stow, Pick, Pack, Ship) and your available associate count after PTO, callouts, and light duty. Or paste from a WMS export.

02

Hit "Auto Plan Labor"

DockPlanIQ calculates required headcount per path using your UPH benchmarks, then distributes your available labor by priority. It respects min/max caps and flags any paths that can't be fully staffed.

03

Review flex recommendations

The tool identifies surplus and deficit paths, calculates optimal flex moves (e.g., Move 8 from Stow to Pack at 10:00 AM), and projects WIP runout times so you know when each buffer will hit critical.

04

Execute the plan (or adjust on the fly)

Run your shift using the plan. If volume spikes or headcount drops, click a scenario button (+10% volume, -15 headcount) and the plan recalculates instantly with new flex recommendations.

05

Generate end-of-shift variance report

Enter actual headcount per path. DockPlanIQ generates a variance summary with root cause analysis, recommended actions, and a leadership-ready report you can print or export to CSV.

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Built for operations teams running real warehouses.

If you're managing 100–500 associates across multiple process paths, DockPlanIQ was designed for exactly your operation.

3PL OPERATORS

Third-Party Logistics Providers

Managing multiple clients, multiple SLAs, and dynamic daily volume with a lean ops team. DockPlanIQ gives you the planning infrastructure your clients expect — without the enterprise price tag.

DISTRIBUTION CENTERS

Distribution & Fulfillment Centers

High daily volume, complex path structures, and unforgiving shipping windows. DockPlanIQ turns your labor plan from a daily fire drill into a repeatable, trackable process.

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods

Seasonal spikes, perishable SLAs, and compliance requirements make labor planning especially high-stakes. DockPlanIQ builds precision into a process that currently runs on experience and hope.

The middle option warehouses have been waiting for

Too big for spreadsheets, too small for enterprise WFM

Hidden Cost

Excel / Sheets

Manual labor planning

Free*
*but costs $11K/year in time
No automation — rebuild plan daily
No WIP flow tracking
No variance analysis
45+ minutes daily to build plan
No flex recommendations
BEST VALUE
Goldilocks Zone

DockPlanIQ

Purpose-built for mid-market

$499/mo
per facility · $5,988/year
Auto-plan labor in under 5 minutes
Real-time WIP flow tracking
End-of-shift variance reports
Instant flex recommendations
No setup fees or implementation cost
Enterprise Only

Kronos / UKG

Enterprise workforce management

$50K+
setup + $2-5K/mo per facility
Full workforce management suite
6+ month implementation timeline
Requires dedicated IT resources
Designed for retail, not warehouses
Overkill for facilities under 500

True Annual Cost Comparison

Solution
Hidden Costs
Annual Cost
Excel / Google Sheets
45 min/day planning
= 195 hrs/year
@ $55/hr loaded cost
$10,725
DockPlanIQ
5 min/day planning
= 22 hrs/year
@ $55/hr loaded cost
$7,200
Enterprise WFM (Kronos)
Setup: $50-200K
License: $24-60K/yr
IT support: $20K+
$94K+
DockPlanIQ saves $3,525/year vs Excel in manager time alone — before accounting for labor cost improvements from better planning.
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Built by people who've lived the problem.

Most logistics software is built by engineers who've never stood on a warehouse floor at 5:45am wondering why Stow is already 8 heads short. DockPlanIQ is different. Every feature decision comes from real operational experience — what actually breaks, what data actually matters, and what a good morning plan actually looks like.

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Jack Webster
CO-FOUNDER · OPERATIONS

Warehouse operations professional with direct experience running high-volume fulfillment flows. Built DockPlanIQ after seeing how much time ops teams waste on manual labor planning — and how little visibility they have into variance.

Indiana Institute of Technology graduate
Hands-on experience with path-based labor planning and process optimization
Background in business management, financial services, and fulfillment operations
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Kaelie Kugler
CO-FOUNDER · ENGINEERING

Engineering-focused co-founder who translates warehouse operations problems into practical software. Focused on building tools that are simple, reliable, and solve real operational pain points.

Indiana Institute of Technology engineering student
Background in mechanical engineering and technical problem-solving
Experience with process documentation and project execution

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We're onboarding a small group of warehouses to co-build the product. No commitment — just a conversation about your operation.

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