Ontario Order Picker License

Ontario Order Picker License - Order preparation operation or also called order picking as it is more normally known is a method used within warehouse operations and comprises staff referred to as order pickers. The order picker's task is to take and collect articles in particular quantities so as to accomplish the customer's orders previous to shipment. Order picking is an easy warehousing method. The effectiveness in which this task is completed could be directly related to a supply chain's productivity. Therefore, order picking is amongst the most controlled logistic methods. Order picking falls in the category of the warehouse management system.

There are several specific types of order picking. The main kinds include: pick to box method, wave picking method, picker to part method or piece picking, zone picking method and sorting systems method.

The pick to box method involves the order picker filling the box with the stuff from his or her station. The box then moves to the other picking stations until the customer order is finish. In this particular technique, there is no movement of the order picker employees. In the wave picking method, the order pickers move about to collect the required things for numerous orders. The picker to part method or piece picking is similar where the order pickers or picker move in order to gather the stuff required but for one order only.

In the sorting systems method, there is no movement of the order picking workers. Instead, the stuff are brought to him or her by means of an automated system such as a conveyor system or an automatic storage. In the zone picking method, each and every order picker is assigned to one particular area. They are responsible for only realizing order picking in this specific zone.

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