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Supercharge your warehouse when picking and packing orders with our digital pick path solution featuring product images and order checks.
Do you wish to optimize your warehouse routines and create efficient order handling for your warehouse employees. An enterprise solution that ensures your business is scalable, that your order handling and pick-and-pack process does not become a bottleneck, and that your warehouse optimization succeeds.
Then we recommend using our digital pick-and-pack solution: pick paths with digital picking instructions featuring product images and order checks that minimize picking and packing errors.
Efficient picking and packing is crucial for your warehouse optimization
Inefficient order management and pick-and-pack processes can quickly put a stop to your growth if you cannot keep up with the demand. Therefore, make sure to stay ahead of it and create a good framework in your warehouse so you can automate the warehouse and grow your business.
The workflow and your pick-and-pack process can be measured in errors, time, and number of steps. All parameters are something you should minimize per order. We have tested our picking solutions and see how much time you can save in our pick-test here.
But don’t just take our word for it. The well-known chip brand KiMs and the constantly growing Asian online supermarket Pandasia have both reduced their picking errors to near 0% with our digital pick paths.
Warehouse optimization: Pick and pack with digital pick paths
With pick paths, you automate your workflow in the warehouse. This allows you to pick items for multiple orders at the same time, and the pick path is optimized based on the items’ location, so you only have to go through the warehouse once per pick.
If you want to take your warehouse workflow to new heights, then the digital pick path is the way forward.
Optimize your warehouse routines with 5 major advantages of the digital pick path:
- Pick with computer, tablet, mobile, or a handheld terminal
- Pick path optimization - save countless steps
- Display of product images in the pick path
- Order check: minimize picking and packing errors with a scanner
- Save paper and protect the environment with a complete digital solution
How the digital pick path works
Pick paths automate your workflow, save you countless steps, and increase your efficiency in the warehouse.
When you create a pick path under Orders on your Shipmondo account, your digital pick path is generated and appears on your device as shown here:
You can use a tablet, computer, phone, or handheld terminal.
This overview is your pick path, where the items are sorted by location in your warehouse. If you have added location codes to your items, the pick list will be sorted based on these locations. If not, the pick list is sorted by SKU.
You can pick one order at a time or use a picking cart with one bin per order and pick for several orders simultaneously.
In the image below, you can see a setup in a warehouse with a picking cart. On the picking cart, there is room for 16 bins, which means that up to 16 orders can be picked at a time.
Once you have made a pick, you must confirm the pick, and when you have gone through the entire pick path (one or more orders), you must finish. You decide what happens when you finish. For example: print shipping labels, complete the order, capture payment, etc. See more under your pick settings.
You can easily get started with the digital pick path by reading our guide in the customer center.
Here you will find the information for the setup.
You can also see how Anne uses our digital pick paths with a scanner and a tablet.
Minimize picking and packing errors with order check
As an extra bonus, you can also minimize picking and packing errors with the digital pick paths when you use our order check. You can confirm your pick by scanning the barcode on the item you are picking. If the item is not part of the order, you will receive an error message.
See in the video below how the order check works:
You can connect a scanner to your phone, tablet, or computer. Alternatively, you can scan with your phone’s camera or a terminal. Order check is an extra offering and a good investment for those who want to minimize their picking and packing errors. However, it is not a requirement for using digital pick paths.
When you use the digital pick path, you can easily set up order checks when you scan your items during picking. See our setup guide here:
Then you will get all the necessary information for scanning items so you can minimize your packing errors.
More solutions for picking and packing
There are also alternatives to the digital pick paths if you like having a physical piece of paper in your hands.
You can pick with our pick path lists, where the workflow and pick path in the warehouse are optimized, and you can pick several orders at once. We call it Pick with pick path lists.
If you do not need to optimize your warehouse with a pick path routine but simply want to have a picking slip printed, then take a closer look at our solution Pick with pick lists.
We have also developed a feature that allows you to design your pick and pick path lists exactly as you want them to look, with the information you want.
You can read even more about the differences between our picking solutions and find the solution that fits your needs.
If you have questions about the solutions, you are always welcome to write to us at support@shipmondo.com.
