pick-and-pack

Warehouse order fulfillment

Pick-and-pack describes a warehouse fulfillment process where workers select individual items from inventory and package them for shipment.

The term appears as a noun or adjective in logistics contexts: pick-and-pack operations, a pick-and-pack facility.

Online retail has made pick-and-pack central to modern commerce, replacing bulk shipping with individualized order fulfillment.

fulfillment

warehouse

Bulk goods storage building

  • orderMethodical arrangement or request
  • shipmentGoods being transported
  • ecommerceInternet-based buying and selling

logistics · inventory · SKU · barcode · dispatch · distribution center · 3PL · shipping label · same-day · outbound

operations

bin

Storage or disposal vessel

  • shelfHorizontal storage surface
  • aisleCorridor between seating sections
  • cartVehicle for hauling

tote · conveyor · workstation · staging area · sorting · scanner · handheld device · efficiency · accuracy rate · cycle time

automation

robotics

Automaton design field

  • RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
  • AMRPathogens defeating treatments
  • machine visionAutomated visual perception systems

conveyor belt · scalability

Opposites
fulfillment method

pick-and-packbulk shipping

Transporting loose goods en masse

wholesale distribution · mass distribution · container shipping · bulk storage

inventory flow direction

pick-and-packreceiving

Acquiring what's sent

putaway · replenishment · warehousing · storage

Family

pick, pack, picks, packs, picked, packed, picking, packing, picker

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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