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title: 5 Metrics for Success in Fulfillment
description: Metrics for your ecommerce fulfillment business can reveal things that are hard to see from one individual’s point of view. Find out what those key metrics are.
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# [5 Metrics for Success in Fulfillment](https://www.infopluscommerce.com/blog/5-metrics-for-success-in-fulfillment)

 Written by [James Maes](https://www.infopluscommerce.com/blog/author/james-maes) | Dec 7, 2016 6:34:30 PM

“Metrics are an important part of every successful business.” We couldn’t agree more with this claim. Metrics help take the emotion and subjectivity out of running a business, and can often reveal things that are hard to see from one individual’s point of view, especially when it comes to fulfillment.

That claim comes from a recent piece by Maria Haggerty, CEO of Dotcom Distribution, in the [Multi Channel Merchant blog](https://multichannelmerchant.com/blog/5-ecommerce-fulfillment-metrics-brands-must-track/). In the article, she recommends five key metrics to follow for eCommerce fulfillment success:

- Units Per Hour in each facility to keep a tab on productivity,
- Units Per Order, to get a handle on volume,
- Lines Per Order to track the maximum efficiency you can expect,
- Revenue Per Employee to determine [labor efficiency](https://www.infopluscommerce.com/blog/real-time-data-miracle-labor-management),
- Transportation Cost Per Package, to get [the most efficiency in shipping](https://www.infopluscommerce.com/bestpractices/how-to-squeeze-more-revenue-out-of-shipping) possible.

We highly recommend [giving her article a read](https://multichannelmerchant.com/blog/5-ecommerce-fulfillment-metrics-brands-must-track/).

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