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sort while pick

sort while pick is the alternative spelling of sort-while-pick.

Meaning of sort-while-pick

Noun

sort-while-pick (uncountable)

  1. (logistics) An order picking method where goods are sorted while being picked.
    • You can use the sort while pick method to pick the products in a batch and simultaneously sort and place the products different totes. Each tote is associated with an order in the batch. The totes are then deposited at a staging location. For large orders, the picked products can go into multiple...2025 September 5, “Batch picking”, in IBM, United States, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2025
    Antonyms:
    pick-and-sort

Questions about sort while pick

What is sort while pick the alternative spelling of?
Sort while pick is the alternative spelling of sort-while-pick.

Words near sort while pick in the dictionary

  1. sort of
  2. sort oneself out
  3. sort out
  4. sort the wheat from the chaff
  5. sort through
  6. sort while pick
  7. sort've
  8. sort-of
  9. sort-while-pick
  10. sorta
  11. sorta kinda

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