What is Pick and Pack?
Pick and pack order fulfillment has a lot of benefits to your organization’s efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ability to get products into the hands of buyers as quickly as possible. It’s a type of order fulfillment commonly used by e-commerce retailers and others who receive a lot of small orders that need to move around the world.
Pick and Pack Basics
In large volume orders, order fulfillment usually happens via prepping and shipping entire cases, or pallets, of goods to each destination. This is great for customers and buyers who want items in bulk, but what about those organizations with customers across the globe who may not want an entire pallet of the same thing?
With pick and pack, items are prepared differently. As bulk items reach a warehouse, they are organized as ‘master cartons,’ each of which contains one item. When small orders come into that warehouse, workers pick individual items from those master cartons, then pack them into envelopes or boxes that will be sent to the customer.
More Pick and Pack Options
There are different ways to pick and pack. For example, piece picking means an employee handpicks products by order as each order arrives. Batch picking puts orders together so the employee is handling more at once, but this requires waiting for a certain volume in order to get started picking. Then there’s wave picking, where employees work within a specific zone of the warehouse but pick several orders at once. The specific pick and pack capability you choose is entirely up to you and your company’s needs.
Pick and pack order fulfillment is usually managed through software that keeps inventory levels and other information at the forefront, ensuring that there are no mistakes or hiccups in order fulfillment. It also encourages efficiency, reducing order overlapping and even keeping order pickers organized in a way that cuts down on wasted time.
Optional services also include branded packaging, where employees pack orders into a box or envelope that is provided and specified by the company responsible for the order. You may want to add customized product labeling, product assembly, or other value-added services to maximize on the benefits of pick and pack.
Pick and Pack Shipping
There are two ways pick and pack shipping happens.
The first is via a shipping company, which picks up any prepared orders and sends them on their way to the end destination, typically grouping items by regions for efficiency.
The other option is for the logistics company doing the picking and packing to do the shipping too, in much the same way save for the fact that there is no third party involved. The choice depends on the structure of each organization, its budget, and its goals.
Pick and pack shipping opens a lot of doors for organizations that want to optimize the supply chain for smaller orders.
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