Pick by voice offers conventional order picking methods such as paper lists or wireless terminals. Instead of communicating visually through paper or computer monitors, pick by voice relies on voice instructions through headphones and a microphone
By freeing the operator’s hands to handle the stock items, pick by voice ensures an ergonomic and efficient pick sequences. Thus the order picker can focus entirely on retrieving the required items
No more manual keying of data or time-consuming scanning of stock locations. Instead, the instructions to and responses from the picker are entirely by voice. Delays caused by the picker having to stop retrieving items in order to enter data into a device are a thing of the past. The operation is streamlined and productivity increases.
A voice application does not stand on its own. A voice application needs to interface with another system that feeds it the order information. This system can be a WMS, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or another application that creates a pick list and transmits it to the voice system.
The main advantage is the real-time response of the voice interface to the WMS. Thus, while picking, the picker can immediately feedback ‘out of stock’, a replenishment operator can get the task to restock the location and the picker is able to return to have his order completed
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