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Multi-Order-Picking
Mainly in bigger distribution centers the picking
process is divided into two steps: At first, the staff simultaneously
picks
articles in the warehouse for different orders. Afterwards, these
articles are
assigned to the particular customer orders.
Especially the first step is very labor-intensive: the
staff has to walk around in the warehouse and has to collect different
articles.
ORion-PI®
hereby supports you to minimize picking costs by generating
intelligent pick lists, generating as
much multi order picks as possible. With this, a picker can collect the
same
article for many orders with one cycle. This reduces picking
routes and times, if it is made intelligently.
Also,
ORion-PI®
limits the efforts in the second step, when the articles are assigned
to the
different customer orders. The aim is to achieve a total optimum over
both
working steps. The optimization task is to combine these orders and
articles in
the first picking step, so that on the one hand pick positions are
bundled and
picking routes are minimized as well as on the other hand the effort
for the
assignment of the articles is limited. When calculating the
optimal order combinations,
ORion-PI® certainly also
considers aspects and restrictions like delivery deadlines or special
treatments for dangerous goods.
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