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pick-to-belt

pick-to-belt noun: an order picking method where a conveyor belt is used to transport goods.

pick-to-belt: an order picking method where a conveyor belt is used to transport goods
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Noun

pick-to-belt (uncountable)

  1. (logistics) An order picking method where a conveyor belt is used to transport goods.
    • In this paper, an approximation method is discussed for the analysis of pick-to-belt orderpicking systems. The aim of the approximation method is to provide an instrument for obtaining rapid insight in the performance of designs of pick-to-belt orderpicking systems.1994 February 10, René de Koster, “Performance approximation of pick-to-belt orderpicking systems”, in European Journal of Operational Research, volume 72, number 3, Netherlands, →DOI, pages 558-573

Questions about pick-to-belt

What does pick-to-belt mean?
Pick-to-belt means an order picking method where a conveyor belt is used to transport goods.
What part of speech is pick-to-belt?
Pick-to-belt is a noun.

Words near pick-to-belt in the dictionary

  1. pick-purses
  2. pick-quarrel
  3. pick-quarrels
  4. pick-six
  5. pick-sixes
  6. pick-to-belt
  7. pick-to-box
  8. pick-to-cart
  9. pick-to-carton
  10. pick-to-light
  11. pick-to-order

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