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order picking

order picking noun: the logistic process of collecting goods in a warehouse, etc.

order picking: the logistic process of collecting goods in a warehouse, etc
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Noun (1)

order picking (usually uncountable, plural order pickings)

  1. (usually, logistics) The logistic process of collecting goods in a warehouse, etc.
    • The order picking function in many operations screams for improvement. In most companies pickers spend up to 60% or more of their time walking. Reducing this walking time will increase productivity.2017 July 25, Wayne Teres, “5 Tips for Improving Picking Productivity”, in Multichanel Merchant, United States, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2025

Noun (2) capitalized: Order Picking

Order Picking (usually uncountable, plural Order Pickings)

  1. (usually) Alternative letter-case form of order picking.

Synonyms of order picking

Forms of order picking

pluralorder pickings
pluralOrder Pickings

Questions about order picking

What does order picking mean?
Order picking means the logistic process of collecting goods in a warehouse, etc.
What part of speech is order picking?
Order picking is a noun.
What is the plural of order picking?
The plural of order picking is order pickings.

Words near order picking in the dictionary

  1. order of the day
  2. Order of the Garter
  3. order out
  4. order paper
  5. order papers
  6. order picking
  7. order pickings
  8. order processing
  9. order processings
  10. order statistic tree
  11. order statistic trees

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