Picking software manages all activities required to find, pick, and prepare finished products for delivery to customers. This type of software helps companies reduce the time needed to prepare deliveries and avoid shipping errors. Picking software is used by inventory managers to plan picking operations and by warehouse personnel to execute picking orders.
Picking software can be delivered as part of inventory management software, warehouse management software, or supply chain suites software, or as a standalone product. When not included in the product, picking software needs to integrate with barcode software and label printing software.
To qualify for inclusion in the Picking category, a product must:
- Support multiple picking methods across various locations
- Provide standard templates for picking that can be customized
- Deliver mobile versions of their software or mobile apps
- Monitor picking activities and identify bottlenecks
- Generate picking and packing documents and labels