ORDER PICKING OPTIMIZATION

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Figure 8.4 Pick and pack

sort directly into a packing or shipping container (Figure 8.4). Packing or shipping containers must be set up ahead of time and placed on picking carts equipped with dividers and/or totes.

8.2 Order Picking Schemes

In our RightPick taxonomy of picking schemes (Figure 8.5), the first decision is whether or not to pick fromprimary or secondary/reserve storage locations.

Pick from Primary Once we have decided to pick from primary pick locations, the next decision is whether or not to organize order picking by assigning operators to picking zones. A picking zone is a portion of an aisle, multiple aisles, or machines (e.g., carousels and ASRS machines) assigned to an operator for picking. The key distinguishing feature is that the operator is dedicated to a zone, and no other operator works in that zone. In order picking, this also means

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