Electronic label picking process in smart warehousing

With the development of informatization, the production management methods of modern manufacturing enterprises are becoming more and more intelligent, and warehousing management is no exception. As an important part of enterprise management, warehousing management is an important means to ensure the timely, accurate and effective supply of materials in the production process, and can help enterprises reduce costs and increase efficiency, and achieve refined warehousing management.

In the scope of operations covered by smart warehousing, picking operations have always been a very important part, often requiring a large amount of manpower and material resources. In traditional warehouse management, an enterprise's investment in picking operations accounts for a large proportion, almost half of the overall operating cost of the warehouse. However, the actual effect is not very ideal because warehouse pickers spend a lot of time searching for warehouses. In this position, the picking efficiency is very low.

In order to continuously improve picking efficiency, increase production efficiency, and meet the individual needs of enterprise production management, the introduction of SMIER electronic label picking system can effectively solve the above problems. The electronic label picking system is a series of electronic display devices installed on the shelf grids to assist pickers in their operations. It is generally deployed based on the technical principles of orders or batches, which is the so-called "fruit picking" and "seeding picking". ". Next, we will explain how the electronic label picking system improves picking efficiency from the process and strategy of electronic label picking in smart warehousing.

General process of warehouse picking operations

The system places an order → generates a picking strategy → outputs a picking order → plans a picking route → picks → confirms completion and opens a new order

It can be seen from the above process that in warehouse management, each process of picking operations is initiated and driven by the enterprise's production order, and then the picking operation path is optimized according to the warehouse layout. The entire process is scheduled according to the enterprise's production organization model. After the warehouse receives the order instruction, the system will select an appropriate picking strategy based on the production scheduling requirements: order-based picking or batch-based picking.

1. Order-based picking (fruit picking)

This is the most basic picking method in smart warehousing. The system will decompose each customer's order into picking orders based on the warehouse layout, assign them to pickers in different areas, and generate picking routes. After the pickers pick the goods, they are sent to the centralized area for consolidation. After review and confirmation, the goods are handed over to the next distribution process. The pickers continue to complete new picking orders.

2. Batch-based picking (seeded picking)

Seeding picking is a common picking strategy that can further improve picking efficiency and reduce picking intensity. After receiving new picking requirements, the system will summarize several orders, classify and merge the same items, prepare picking orders based on the warehouse layout, assign them to pickers in different areas, and generate picking paths. After the picker picks the goods, he sends them to the corresponding item area. In this area, according to the needs of the production organization, the orders can be picked and combined again, or they can be directly reviewed and handed over to the next distribution process.

In general, the electronic label picking system is used on shelves to realize intelligent picking operations, improve picking efficiency, reduce the labor intensity of operators, reduce error rates, reduce the number of employees, improve distribution efficiency, and improve the efficiency of picking and distributing scattered goods. It has advantages that are incomparable to other sorting methods, so it has broad application prospects in commercial chains, pharmaceutical circulation, household appliances, electronic assembly, food and beverage, automobile parts and other industries.