pick-to-order

English

Noun

pick-to-order (uncountable)

  1. (logistics) An order picking method where the picker manually retrieves ordered items one by one before shipping. It is usually used in small businesses.
    Alternative form: pick to order
    Synonyms: discrete picking, single order picking, pick-by-order, picking by SKU, PTO
    • 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 1574-1589:
      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.
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