Negative picking

Negative picking reduces workloads and increases productivity in the picking process: If the picking quantity of an article from a pallet is almost equivalent to a staging unit (a whole pallet or container, for example), it is simpler to count the smaller quantity, place it on an empty pallet and "convert" the original pallet into a shipping unit. Any quantities which are not required are returned to storage, in other words, they remain in the storage location.

Negative picking can be used both in manual and in automated warehouses. With PROLAG®Go, the user selects negative picking (or priority processing) from the menu displayed on the mobile device. The user starts by scanning the ID of the new picking load unit. The display shows the stock quantity to be repacked (negative quantity), as well the picking quantity which remains on the load unit. The user scans the location barcode of the source location and confirms that the negative quantity has been retrieved and the load units swapped. PROLAG^®World triggers printing of the stock label for the negative quantity.

PROLAG^®World creates a new SSCC number for the pallet remaining in the warehouse. All separation criteria such as serial numbers and batch numbers, expiry dates and SSCCs remain as they are. The negative picking procedure conforms to GMP guidelines (good manufacturing practice) since it guarantees full batch traceability.