What is a picking order?
While a picking list can cover multiple customer orders, a standard picking order is created for a single customer order. The picking order includes the item number, quantity to be picked, unit of measure, warehouse, exact storage location, delivery date, and delivery address. A picking order is often also referred to as a picking list or pick slip.
Processing a picking order
The order and order details are reviewed after the order is placed. Using the warehouse management system, such as SAP, we determine whether the goods are available in the warehouse. If the goods are not available for picking at the storage location, the picking strategy process is initiated, and the items are made available in the warehouse zones.
To improve the picker’s picking time and performance, all items in an order should be ready at the specified storage location.
Picking methods
The warehouse worker receives the picking order. The order is transmitted either with a physical document (paper list) or electronically. To reduce travel time, shorten the time spent retrieving items, and ensure the quality of the picking process, paperless picking methods are predominantly used. These include pick-by-light, Pick-by-Scan Voice Picking.