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pick to order

pick to order is the alternative form 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 to order

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

Words near pick to order in the dictionary

  1. pick the wrong horse
  2. pick through
  3. pick to box
  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 line
  11. pick up lines

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