order picking
English
Noun
order picking (usually uncountable, plural order pickings)
- (logistics) The logistic process of collecting goods in a warehouse, etc.
- Alternative forms: Order Picking, orderpicking
- Synonyms: order processing, warehouse picking
- 2017 July 25, Wayne Teres, “5 Tips for Improving Picking Productivity”, in Multichanel Merchant[1], United States, archived from the original on 4 September 2025:
- The order picking function in many operations screams for improvement. In most companies pickers spend up to 60% or more of their time walking. Reducing this walking time will increase productivity.
Coordinate terms
picking methods
- batch picking
- case picking
- cluster picking
- cross-docking
- e-picking
- kitting
- mobile scanner picking
- multi-batch picking
- order consolidation
- order streaming
- pallet picking
- parts-to-picker
- pick-and-sort
- pick-by-vision
- pick-by-voice
- picker-to-parts
- pick-to-belt
- pick-to-box
- pick-to-cart
- pick-to-light
- pick-to-order
- pick-to-tote
- piece picking
- sortation system
- sort-while-pick
- waveless picking
- wave picking
- zone-batch picking
- zone-batch-wave picking
- zone picking
- zone-wave picking