Pick, pack and ship
Also called pick-pack-ship
Reviewed by Dasha ShakovVP Marketing, Proton
Updated
What is pick, pack and ship?
Pick, pack and ship are the three warehouse steps that turn a sales order into a delivery, from pulling items off the shelf to handing them to a carrier. Items are pulled from their bin locations, packed with a packing slip and handed to a truck or carrier, and a pick ticket tells the picker what to pull.
Pick, pack and ship example
When the afternoon’s orders are released, pickers pull about 300 lines, packers check each carton against its packing slip, and the cartons are staged by truck route.
Related terms
- Pick ticketA pick ticket is the warehouse’s instruction to pull the items for an order, listing each item, its quantity and its bin location.
- Packing slipA packing slip is the document packed with a shipment that lists the items and quantities inside, so the receiver can check the delivery against the order.
- Bin locationA bin location is the exact spot in a warehouse where an item is stored, written as a code for aisle, rack, shelf and position, such as 12-C-03.
- Warehouse management system (WMS)A warehouse management system (WMS) is software that directs and tracks the work inside a warehouse, from receiving and putaway to picking and shipping.
- Bill of lading (BOL)A bill of lading (BOL) is the document a carrier issues at pickup that serves as the receipt for the goods and the contract for carrying them.
