What Is a Picking Area

Definition. A picking area is a section within a storage type in which all picking activities are carried out in the same way. The picking area groups storage bins together from the viewpoint of picking strategies and is a counterpart to the storage section, which groups bins from the viewpoint of putaway strategies.

Why is picking important?

Order picking is an important aspect within any warehouse. It forms as much as 55% of operation costs within any distribution centre, compared to shipping, storage and receiving stages and has a direct impact on customer satisfaction levels.

What is basic order picking?

The mobile data collector has several options to pick and pack your sales orders to allow for maximum flexibility and to align with the workflows of your picking operations. The most simple method is called basic order picking. With the basic order picking method, you fulfill orders one at a time with the scanner.