zone-wave picking

English

Noun

zone-wave picking (uncountable)

  1. (logistics) An order picking method that combines zone picking and wave picking.
    • 2013 March, Desima Fivaz, “SKU duplication on a unidirectional picking line”, in w: Stellenbosch University‎[1], South Africa, archived from the original on 8 September 2025:
      After investigating five order picking strategies, namely discrete, batch, sequential zone, simultaneous zoning and simultaneous zone-wave picking, concluded that simultaneous zone-wave picking and batch picking are superior and that their results are not so much affected by changes in demand skewness patterns or daily order volume.
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