I pulled batches for my usual DBO area plus Pets, Chems, Paper, and Stationery today (no truck for our store on Sundays so very few DBOs were scheduled). Wish I'd kept track of how long it took me. Definitely my own area (OTC & Personal Care) goes faster because I know where everything goes, plus I know how my back room area is set up. I can do a second pull just before the end of my shift, pulling maybe 40 DPCIs and pushing all of it in about 20 minutes. But most of my product is small so I can carry a lot in my hands and pop it in place while walking an aisle. I'm not dealing with lamps or folded clothing.
Paper took the longest to pull (lots of pallets up in the steel) but not that long to push. Stationery took a while to pull because that DBO back stocks very similar items in the same waco and I think that makes it harder to find the right thing.
One thing that really helps is if each DBO keeps their area in shape with floor counts. I hate it when I pull something, try to push it but it won't go out (yes, I check for dual location), and have to back stock it again. What a waste of time and effort. Almost everything went out today. Truth be told, my own area was the worst because my helper quit and I haven't had time to scan for outs and make sure my floor counts are accurate.
For some weird reason, the system wanted me to pull a huge quantity of decorated gift boxes - 3 of one and 9 of another when only 2 will fit on the floor. Made a guess and pulled only 1 of each which was the right move. The weird part is that the capacity was correct already and adding one each filled it.