Material Handling Glossary | B
A process whereby the quantities of the
same product number are summed together
from multiple entries of bill of material model
numbers, sub-assemblies, or customer orders,
and the products are picked collectively.
The act of making one pick and breaking that pick
down for multiple orders.
System designed with operator prompting
devices (see BPI) to support batching.
1. Floor stacking unit loads on top of unit loads.
Typically used for high volume, high cube and/
or seasonal products. Often uses nesting or
stacking racks. Note: Not typically suitable with
FIFO requirements. 2. An area within a facility
where items are too large or throughput is too
high to be placed in a storage bin.