BROKEN CASE PICKING SYSTEMS

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Figure 7.33 Light picking cart (Shisheido,Tokyo)

Figure 7.34 Automated guided vehicle (AGV) picking cart (Creform)

Tote (or Carton) Picking In tote picking systems (Figure 7.35), conveyors are used to transport tote pans (or shipping cartons) through successive picking zones to allow order completion. The tote pans are used to establish order integrity, for merchandise accumulation and containment, and/or for shipping. Order pickers may walk one or more totes through a single picking zone, partially completing several orders at a time, or an order picker may walk one or more totes through all picking zones, thus completing one or

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