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It is one of the [[warehouse management system]] functions.

===TypesPicking Strategies===

TypesThere ofare several different strategies for order picking, includeincluding:

* '''[[#Piece Picking|piece picking]] or picker to part method''': the order picker(s) move(s) to collect the products necessary for one order. This is commonly seen in distribution centres for retail chains whereby a shop will require a great many replenishment goods. A picker may pick all or part of the replenishment for one shop.

* '''zone picking method''': each order picker is assigned to one specific zone and will only realize order picking within this zone. For instance, in an electrical retail environment, both small and large items may be required and a picker on an electric vehicle such as a powered pallet truck (PPT) or an order picker vehicle may pick large and heavy items whereas a foot picker may pick small and light ones from another part of the warehouse. Eventually the two picks are collated.

* '''wave picking method''': ([[Wave picking]]) the order picker(s) move(s) to collect the products necessary for several orders

* '''sorting systems method''': no movement of the order picker(s), the products are brought to her or him by an automatic system ([[conveyor system]], automatic storage ...).

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Note that these strategies are not mutually-exclusive to each other. For example, wave picking can used to batch picks which are then handled via zone or piece picking. A warehouse may also need to support alternate picking strategies due to physical layout or product distribution; for example, if some products are only sold by pallet and require special lifting equipment, those pallet-orders might be batched or processed differently that the rest of the products which might be piece-picked - alternatively, part of a warehouse might be automated with sorting systems while another part is not.

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===Piece Picking===