1- Order Picking Methods
- Wave Picking:
- Description: Wave picking involves grouping multiple orders into a ‘wave’ based on specific criteria, such as order priority, product type, or destination.
- Advantages: Wave picking increases efficiency by consolidating similar orders, optimizing the use of warehouse resources, and reducing travel time between picking locations.
- Batch Picking:
- Description: Batch picking involves picking multiple orders simultaneously by collecting all required items for a group of orders in a single trip through the warehouse.
- Advantages: Batch picking improves productivity, reduces labor costs, and minimizes congestion in the picking areas, particularly for orders with common items or destinations.
- Zone Picking:
- Description: Zone picking divides the warehouse into distinct zones, with each picker responsible for a specific zone. Orders are picked by moving through designated zones and selecting items from their respective locations.
- Advantages: Zone picking enhances specialization, facilitates parallel processing of multiple orders, and reduces the distance traveled by pickers, thereby increasing efficiency and accuracy.