Zone Picking is a term associated with order picking of the assembly line in warehouse management. It refers to an order picking mechanism where a warehouse facility is segregated and broken up into different individual pick zones.
What is Zone picking method?
Zone picking is a method of order picking in warehouse management and supply chain logistics. One of several picking methods, it involves the division of stock-keeping units (SKUs) into a set of different zones where warehouse employees’ teams are assigned to pick and sort from inside each designated zone.
What are the different types of picking?
- Discrete Order Picking. This is the most common type of order picking because it is basic and simple to understand. …
- Zone Picking. …
- Batch Picking. …
- Cluster Picking. …
- Wave Picking. …
- Zone-Batch Picking. …
- Zone-Wave Picking. …
- Zone-Batch-Wave Picking.
