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pick-to-order

pick-to-order noun: an order picking method where the picker manually retrieves ordered items one by one before shipping. It is usually used in small businesses.

Noun

pick-to-order (uncountable)

  1. (logistics) An order picking method where the picker manually retrieves ordered items one by one before shipping. It is usually used in small businesses.
    • Concerning the performance of order picking methods (pick-to-order and pick-to-article) it is proven by Hong et al. (Citation2012) that pick-to-article method delivers better results in the V.N.A. shelf-area warehouse, especially from the operational point of view.2018 October 19, Aurelija Burinskienė, Vida Davidavičienė, Jurgita Raudeliūnienė and Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, “Simulation and order picking in a very-narrow-aisle warehouse”, in Economic...

Synonyms of pick-to-order

Forms of pick-to-order

alternative formpick to order

Questions about pick-to-order

What does pick-to-order mean?
Pick-to-order means an order picking method where the picker manually retrieves ordered items one by one before shipping. It is usually used in small businesses.
What part of speech is pick-to-order?
Pick-to-order is a noun.

Words near pick-to-order in the dictionary

  1. pick-to-belt
  2. pick-to-box
  3. pick-to-cart
  4. pick-to-carton
  5. pick-to-light
  6. pick-to-order
  7. pick-to-tote
  8. pick-to-voice
  9. pick-up
  10. pick-up game
  11. pick-up games

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