Picking
The picking process may be defined as the process where goods are physically picked and allocated to prepared shipments.
Output from the picking process
Picking for one order completed.
Picking for several orders consolidated and completed.
For outgoing orders with physical goods involved, the goods must be picked and registered as picked. To maintain the control over the goods related to a specific order, the information telling the warehouse workers which product to be picked, must be followed. The entire picking process can be assisted by a handheld terminal / PDA. For companies delivering thousands of orders each day, the most efficient way of picking is picking for several orders at once. For companies delivering less, but bigger orders, picking for order by order may be advisable.
Tasks involved in this process
Initialize pick and print picking lists
The picking list that describes the items to be picked must be printed.
Pick goods
The physical picking of the goods must be performed and must in most cases be assisted with the picking list.
Register goods as picked
When the listed goods are found and picked, they must be registered as picked to deduct the picked items from the stock count.