Case Picking

What does Case Picking mean?

Case Picking means the collection of items by the carton (case) in a warehouse for fulfilling customer orders instead of picking individual orders. Basically, case picking involves a product in full case or carton quantities from a variety of storage mediums: pallets positions, carton flow, and shelving. 

What is a “Case” in Case Picking?

A “Case” in warehouse order picking operations means a single carton of items where these cartons contain a bulk number of items mainly from the same SKU. For example a case of tennis balls will contain 100s of balls. 

Key Benefits of Case Picking:

• Increase in warehouse picking productivity
• Reduction in storage space per item
• Overall reduction in cost per unit
• Robustness in the supply chain process

Case Storage Methods:

There are 3 different types of case picking methods. You can evaluate and choose the best suited methods for your operations.

1. Pallet Storage: Highest-density storage where cartons are stacked on top of each other allowing highest picker rate per hour. 
2. Rack Shelf Storage: This method involves storing cartons onto shelves and it involves high labor cost. 
3. Carton Flow Rack Storage: It is a storage and retrieval system based on gravity fed FIFO mechanism