Order picking involves selecting individual items from a warehouse to fulfill client orders. There are several common order picking methods, each with advantages and disadvantages. Discrete order picking involves one picker selecting one full order at a time, providing fast fulfillment but lower efficiency due to travel time. Batch picking allows a picker to select multiple orders' worth of the same item in one trip, improving productivity but risking mistakes. Wave and zone-wave picking combine aspects of discrete and batch picking. Proper inventory management techniques like regular audits and identifying responsible personnel can help address issues that cause delays or losses.

1. Picking Process
• Order picking can be defined as the activity in which a
small number of goods are taken from a warehouse to
prepare orders for clients
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4. Order Picking Methods:-
Discrete Order Picking
The most common type of order picking because it is basic and simple to understand.
When employing a discrete order picking methodology, one order-picker picks one order, one line at a
time.
Additionally, there is only one order scheduling window during a shift. Therefore, orders are not scheduled
and may be picked at any time on a particular day
Advantages:- of using this method of order picking are: simplicity, ideal for paper based picking, provides
fast response time for order fulfilment and can easily track order picker accuracy.
Disadvantage:- However, this is the least efficient methodology as it requires a significant amount of
travel time compared to other methods.

5. Causes a Delayed In Dispatch

6. Batch Picking:-
Batch picking is when one picker picks a group, or batch, of orders at the same time, one
SKU at a time.
This is advantageous for picker when there are multiple orders with the same SKU. When
that occurs, the order picker only needs to travel to the pick location for that specific SKU
once, in order to fill the multiple orders.
Advantage:- for choosing this method is reduced travel time, which increases
productivity. Batch picking is often used when the typical order profile has only a few SKUs
(under four) and the SKUs physical dimensions are relatively small.
Disadvantage:- no of mistakes can occur when picking multiple orders at a time

7. Cause lots of confusion for picker

8. Wave Picking
Wave picking is very similar to discrete picking in that one picker picks one order, simultaneously
packer pack picked order . This is a continues process and fast process

9. Zone-Wave Picking
Zone-Wave Picking is a combination of methods in that pickers are assigned a zone and each picker
within their zone picks all of the SKUs for all orders that are stocked in their zone, one order at a time with
one scheduling window per shift.

10. Messed Up Inventory

11. inventory management techniques that can help you cut
losses
 Identify responsible person
 FIFO
 Physical Inventory
 Regular Inventory Audit
 Find out your carrying cost