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zone picking

zone picking noun: an order picking method where the warehouse is separated in different zones.

Noun

zone picking (usually uncountable, plural zone pickings)

  1. (usually, logistics) An order picking method where the warehouse is separated in different zones.
    • These orders may be grouped by warehouse zone, such as single-unit pick area, case pick area, or bulk or pallet pick areas. With zone picking an order may be split and subsequently consolidated in the shipping area.2007 February 1, Kate Vitasek, “On picking and packing”, in Multichannel Merchant, United States, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2025
    Synonyms:
    pick and pass

Synonyms of zone picking

Forms of zone picking

pluralzone pickings

Questions about zone picking

What does zone picking mean?
Zone picking means an order picking method where the warehouse is separated in different zones.
What part of speech is zone picking?
Zone picking is a noun.
What is the plural of zone picking?
The plural of zone picking is zone pickings.

Words near zone picking in the dictionary

  1. zone of proximal development
  2. zone of rarity
  3. zone of saturation
  4. zone off
  5. zone out
  6. zone picking
  7. zone pickings
  8. zone plate
  9. zone plates
  10. zone punch
  11. zone punches

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