How does a picking process work?

The picking process follows a strict plan. The main goal is to deliver picking orders (via pick lists or electronically) to the workers.

Key steps in the picking process include:

• Proper withdrawal of the required quantities
• Combining order quantities
• Transfer to containers, conveyors, or transport vehicles

According to VDI Guideline 3590 Sheet 1, these subprocesses are especially important:

• Transmission of transport information
• Transport of goods to the staging area
• Staging of all goods
• Transmission of picking instructions
• Movement of the picker to the staging area
• Withdrawal of goods by the picker
• Completion of withdrawal
• Proper confirmation of the picking task
• Transport of all collected units to the dispatch area
• Transport of partial units
• Transmission of transport info for partially used stock

Additional services may include packing, labeling, price marking, shipment labeling, and bundling.