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Companion 2025 summary and infographic grouped as one record." }, { "row_id": 10, "claim_id": "DTS-10", "publisher": "WERC", "evidence_class": "Survey-edition context", "document": "2026 DC Measures release", "document_date": "2026-05-16", "value_as_published": "Dock-to-stock among top five; numerical threshold not disclosed in release", "sample_basis": "2025–2026 surveys; 36 metrics; 17.2% of respondents outside North America", "start_trigger": "Not specified in release", "stop_trigger": "Not specified in release", "verification_tier": "★ release", "source_ids": "3;5", "source_url": "https://werc.org/news/727406/ ; https://werc.org/page/ASSESS-DC_Measures", "verified_on": "2026-09-12", "states_duration": "N", "survey_summary_record": "N", "report_year": 2026, "rank_in_report": "Among top five; listed second, not an explicit ordinal rank", "value_hours_low": "", "value_hours_high": "", "numeric_relation": "", "time_basis": "Not quantified", "note": "No 2026 time value or metric-specific denominator supplied by the public documents inspected." }, { "row_id": 11, "claim_id": "DTS-11", "publisher": "F. 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average 12–24 h; underperforming 24+ h", "sample_basis": "Sample and collection period not disclosed", "start_trigger": "Arrival at dock", "stop_trigger": "Fully received, processed, and stored; process list includes system receipt", "verification_tier": "★ attribution", "source_ids": "20", "source_url": "https://www.fhiworks.com/what-is-dock-to-stock-time-and-how-to-reduce-it-in-your-warehouse/", "verified_on": "2026-09-12", "states_duration": "Y", "survey_summary_record": "N", "report_year": "", "rank_in_report": "", "value_hours_low": "", "value_hours_high": "", "numeric_relation": "", "time_basis": "hours", "note": "Verified as published wording, not validated as measured industry performance." }, { "row_id": 16, "claim_id": "DTS-16", "publisher": "C3 Solutions", "evidence_class": "Vendor assertion", "document": "What does dock-to-stock mean and why does it matter?", "document_date": "2026-03-30", "value_as_published": "Under 4 h described as a common target in high-performing distribution centers", "sample_basis": "Target statement; 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