Warehouse order picking
and cross-docking without put-away
Warehouse order picking means picking to order, checking, packing and dispatching for a specific departure. We pick using Pick-by-Line and Pick-by-Order, every action is confirmed by an RF scan in the WMS, and every unit is checked against the order at packing.
Cross-docking pays off when a consolidated container from China goes to several consignees or regions: we devan, sort by package marks, check against the packing list and reload onto trucks or wagons the same or next day — without putting anything into storage.
Specification
Specification · Order picking. Standard terms · the rate depends on lines per order and picking unit
Service
- Operations
- picking, packing, dispatch, cross-docking
- Picking unit
- unit, carton, pallet
- Options
- inserts, dispatch photos, shipping on your behalf
Terms
- Order cut-off
- agreed in the contract
- Documents
- packing list, consignment note / e-waybill — included
- Currency
- USD / RUB
Logistics
- Order
- portal, Excel or API
- Warehouse
- wave, pick, check, pack
- Dispatch
- truck, rail, courier
Price
- Base
- per order line, unit or carton
- Extras
- packaging materials, palletising — on request
Service flow
- 01
Set-up
We load SKU master data and barcodes and agree packing rules, order cut-off time and order format — portal, Excel or API.
1–3 days - 02
Order waves
The WMS groups orders into waves by trip and destination and chooses the method: Pick-by-Line for many similar orders, Pick-by-Order for large and urgent ones.
on order day - 03
Picking
The picker follows the route on the RF scanner and scans bin and item; any shortage or error is flagged by the WMS immediately.
hours - 04
Check and pack
At packing every unit is scanned against the order, weighed, packages are labelled and a packing list is printed.
hours - 05
Dispatch
We consolidate orders by address, load them for the truck, rail or courier departure, issue the consignment note and photograph the loading.
per departure schedule
Problems
Mis-picks: a neighbouring SKU of the wrong size or colour is shipped, and the customer files a return and a claim.
Double scanning — the bin at picking and every unit at packing; the WMS will not close an order with a discrepancy.
Orders are picked at the last minute, the truck leaves without part of the cargo or misses the consignee's unloading window.
We fix an order cut-off time and plan waves back from departure times rather than in order of arrival.
A consolidated container for several consignees: cargo is mixed, marks are incomplete, and sorting drags on for days.
Before devanning we get a packing list split by consignee, sort by marks and build shipments straight away — without put-away.
Documents
The documents that accompany a picked order. When shipping from a warehouse, the delivery term decides who pays for loading: under FCA it is the shipper, under EXW it is the buyer by default.
Incoterms
- FCA
- FCA warehouse: loading onto the buyer's vehicle is the seller's duty
- EXW
- loading is on the buyer unless agreed otherwise
- DAP
- delivery to the consignee, who unloads
Documents
- Dispatch order
- SKU, quantity, consignee, address and required date — via portal, Excel or API
- Packing list
- contents of each package — generated at packing
- Consignment note
- in the form of Government Decree No. 2200 or as an electronic e-waybill via GIS EPD
- UPD / TORG-12
- if we ship to your buyer on your behalf
- Discrepancy report
- for cross-dock — if the receipt does not match the packing list
FAQ
Order intake, picking from bins, a control check against the order, packing, package labelling and dispatch with shipping documents. Inserts, palletising and dispatch photos are added on request.
Pick-by-Line pays off with many similar orders: an SKU is picked in a wave and then distributed across orders. Pick-by-Order is better for mixed, large and urgent orders picked one at a time for a specific shipment.
Cross-docking is a scheme where cargo is not put into storage: it is received, sorted by consignee and shipped straight away. It pays off for consolidated containers with several consignees and for regular regional deliveries — it saves storage and shortens delivery time.
Usually from a few hours to 1–2 days. The time depends on how transport is matched: if outbound trucks are booked in advance, the cargo leaves on the day it arrives.
Every operation runs on RF scanners with bin and item barcode scans, and every unit is re-checked against the order at packing. This double check keeps picking accuracy at 99.7%+.
Usually per order line, per unit or per carton, depending on what is picked. Packaging materials and palletising are charged separately. We price on your order profile: average lines per order and share of each-picking.