Vocabulary: Pick Ticket and Order Cycle Operations

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Pick ticket

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A document listing the items, quantities, and storage locations a worker needs to gather to fill a customer order.

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Order cycle

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The full sequence from when a customer places an order to when they receive the goods.

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Repack pick

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A method where loose units are pulled from opened cases and combined into a new shipping container for the customer.

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Case pick

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A method where full cartons are pulled from storage as the unit of selection rather than individual pieces.

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Bulk pick

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A method where full pallets or large quantities are pulled at once, often for large customers or replenishment.

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Wave pick

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A scheduling approach that releases groups of orders together at planned times based on shipping or routing needs.

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Batch pick

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A method where a worker gathers items for several orders in one trip, then sorts them by order afterward.

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Zone pick

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A method where each worker selects items only from an assigned area of the warehouse, passing the order along to the next area.

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SKU

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A unique code assigned to each distinct product so it can be tracked, located, and selected accurately.

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Lead time

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The total elapsed time from when an order is initiated to when goods are ready for use, including production, processing, and transit.