The Right Tool for Warehouse Control Efficiency in Omni-Channel E-commerce Order Fulfillment

Virtually every company requires an e-commerce order fulfillment strategy within their distribution operation. Many operations are struggling to blend split case, low SKU count orders into a more traditional predominately full case, full pallet LTL order profile operation; leading managers to develop costly manual work around processes. Integrating e-commerce order fulfillment in existing DCs require an efficient, low touch process to contain costs and ensure accuracy.

Adding e-commerce to the existing DC operation can be complex to manage. Without the right processes, automation, and software, the DC will struggle to pick, pack, and ship low SKU count mixed carrier parcel shipments.

A highly efficient pick, pack, and ship process design directed with the right technology can ensure lower labor costs and higher accuracy order fulfillment. This article highlights the advantages speaker independent voice-directed picking provides to support the DC order mix of each SKU picks, case and pallet picking, as well as the additional demands e-commerce orders add to an operation’s complexity.