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pick by order

pick by order is the alternative spelling of pick-to-order.

Meaning of pick-to-order

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...

Questions about pick by order

What is pick by order the alternative spelling of?
Pick by order is the alternative spelling of pick-to-order.

Words near pick by order in the dictionary

  1. pick at
  2. pick away at
  3. pick bids off the wall
  4. Pick bodies
  5. Pick body
  6. pick by order
  7. pick by voice
  8. PICK chart
  9. pick corners
  10. pick dressing
  11. pick fault

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