Posted on 7/25/2022
The picking process in a warehouse includes operations whose purpose is to retrieve and prepare products requested by customers through purchase orders. In essence, order picking consists of collecting and combining the individual products that make up a customer’s order. To optimise this operation and achieve maximum throughput, companies can leverage the technology and digitization offered by a warehouse management system (WMS).
Picking process in a warehouse with a WMS: how’s it done?
When performing the picking process with warehouse management software, operators use picking assistance devices, e.g., wireless RF scanners, to receive instructions from the WMS. This software shows them, for example, the items they need to locate, their exact location, and the quantity to pick. After completing ...