Meanings
- uncountablelogisticsA warehouse management system that assigns groups of orders into short intervals called "waves", which are then commenced and coordinated throughout the day, one after another.
In fact, because batch-picked items are typically transported to the pack station via cart instead of via conveyor as is more typical of wave picking, there’s a low cost of transport. Pick carts typically cost $300-$700, depending on their complexity.
2017 May 30, Mark Del Franco, “Batch vs. Wave Picking: Which One is Right for Your Business?”, in Multichannel Merchant, United States, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2025Synonyms: wave processing · Antonyms: waveless picking, waveless processing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA warehouse management system that assigns groups of orders into short intervals called "waves", which are then commenced and coordinated throughout the day, one after another.
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