Langley Order Picker License

Langley Order Picker License - Order picking is also referred to as order preparation operation. This is among the chief processes in a warehouse and consists of people known as order pickers, taking and collecting articles in a particular quantity before shipment so as to complete customer orders. Order picking is an easy warehousing method. The effectiveness in which this task is accomplished could be directly related to a supply chain's productivity. Thus, order picking is among the most controlled logistic methods. Order picking falls within the category of the warehouse management system.

There are some certain types of order picking. The main types consist of: wave picking method, pick to box 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 finish. In this technique, there is no movement of the order picker personnel. In the wave picking method, the order pickers move all-around so as to collect the necessary things for numerous orders. The piece picking or picker to part method is similar where the order picker or pickers move to be able to gather the stuff required 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 like for example a conveyor system or an automatic storage system. In the zone picking method, each order picker is assigned to one specific area. They are responsible for only realizing order picking in this particular zone.

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