pick-to-order

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pick-to-order

noun pick to order

uncountable An order picking method where the picker manually retrieves ordered items one by one before shipping. It is usually used in small businesses. Concerning the performance of order picking methods (pick-to-order and pick-to-article) it is proven by Hong et al. (Citation2012) that pick-to-article method delivers better results in the V.N.A. shelf-area warehouse, especially from the operational point of view.
Similar: discrete picking, single order picking, pick-by-order, picking by SKU, PTO

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@misc{pick_to_order_2026,
  title = {pick-to-order},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pick-to-order},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}