Order Picker License Cambridge

Order Picker License Cambridge - Order picking is also known as order preparation operation. This is one of the key processes within a warehouse and consists of people called order pickers, collecting and taking articles in a particular quantity prior to shipment in order to fulfill customer orders. Order picking is an easy warehousing method. The efficiency in which this job is completed can be directly connected to the productivity of a supply chain. Thus, order picking is one of the most controlled logistic processes. Order picking falls within the category of the warehouse management system.

There are certain types of order picking which consist of: pick to box method, wave picking method, piece picking or picker to part method, sorting systems method and zone picking method.

The pick to box method consists of the order picker filling the box with the stuff from her or his station. The box then moves to other picking locations until the customer order is done. In this process, there is no movement of the order picker employees. In the wave picking method, the order pickers move round to be able to gather the required products for numerous orders. The piece picking or picker to part method is similar where the order picker or pickers move so as to gather the stuff needed but for one order only.

There is no movement by the order picker in the sorting systems method. Rather, things are brought to the orderpicker by an automatic system such as an automatic storage system or a conveyor system. In the zone picking method, every order picker is assigned to one specific zone. They are responsible for just realizing order picking within this specific zone.

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