Meanings
alternative pick to order
- uncountablelogisticsAn order picking method where the picker manually retrieves ordered items one by one before shipping. It is usually used in small businesses.
Concerning the performance of order picking methods (pick-to-order and pick-to-article) it is proven by Hong et al. (Citation2012) that pick-to-article method delivers better results in the V.N.A. shelf-area warehouse, especially from the operational point of view.
2018 October 19, Aurelija Burinskienė, Vida Davidavičienė, Jurgita Raudeliūnienė and Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, “Simulation and order picking in a very-narrow-aisle warehouse”, in Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, volume 31, number 18, United States, →DOI, pages 1574-1589Synonyms: discrete picking, single order picking, pick-by-order, picking by SKU, PTO
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn order picking method where the picker manually retrieves ordered items one by one before shipping. It is usually used in small businesses.
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