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pick-by-order

pick-by-order noun: synonym of pick-to-order.

Noun

pick-by-order (uncountable)

  1. (logistics) Synonym of pick-to-order.
    • When orders are fairly large, each order can be picked individually (i.e. one order per picking tour). This way of picking is often referred as the single order picking policy (or discrete picking or pick-by-order). However, when orders are small, there is a potential for reducing travel times by...2007 October 16, René de Koster, Tho Le-Duc and Kees Jan Roodbergen, “Design and control of warehouse order picking: A literature review”, in European Journal of Operational Research, volume 182...
    Synonyms:
    pick-to-order

Synonyms of pick-by-order

Questions about pick-by-order

What does pick-by-order mean?
Pick-by-order means synonym of pick-to-order.
What part of speech is pick-by-order?
Pick-by-order is a noun.

Words near pick-by-order in the dictionary

  1. pick-and-pick
  2. pick-and-sort
  3. pick-at-will
  4. pick-axe
  5. pick-axes
  6. pick-by-order
  7. pick-by-vision
  8. pick-by-voice
  9. pick-fault
  10. pick-faults
  11. pick-me

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