--- title: "Match receiving labor to the work that can actually move. | Fortune AI" description: "One team waits for transfers while another accumulates handling work. See the evidence, approved action and result comparison." canonical: https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/stories/labor-allocation/ language: en --- [3PL & distribution analytics](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/) [Overview](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/)[Applications](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/applications/)[How it works](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/workflow/)[Application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/stories/)[Buyer FAQ](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/faq/) [Industries](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/) / [3PL & distribution analytics](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/) / [Application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/stories/) / Match receiving labor to the work that can actually move. 3PL & distribution analytics # Match receiving labor to the work that can actually move. Compare work, travel and waiting by team to plan coverage for the next shipping cycle.  Labor allocation [Open full image](https://www.fortuneai.app/assets/industry-metric-stories/3pl-04.jpg) 01 · Record the first operation ## What the team finds One team waits for transfers while another accumulates handling work. Align WMS workload with work, travel and waiting by customer-load type. 02 · Decide at a later review ## Who acts, and what changes Responsible team · Distribution center manager At the labor review, approve staggered coverage between receiving and transfer. Assign team leads and handover times around the next customer-load cycle. 03 · Verify in the next comparable operation ## How the team checks the result Verify the handovers in the next matched cycle. Compare throughput per labor hour and overtime while keeping customer mix and handling requirements visible. The result to review Throughput per labor hour by customer-load mix [Explore this application](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/applications/labor-allocation/)[See how the product works](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/workflow/) More operating situations ## Different situations. A different next move. - [Received does not yet mean available to pick.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/stories/dock-to-stock/) - [Find where the trailer loses its appointment window.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/stories/trailer-dwell/) - [Clear the staging lanes that hold the next load back.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/stories/staging-congestion/) [All application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/3pl-distribution/stories/) Fortune AI ## Bring one operating question. See your records, the relevant scene and an accountable next action in one review. [Request a demo](https://www.fortuneai.app/book/)