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pick confirmation

To verify, after goods have been picked from stock, that the items and quantities picked match the pick list or order.

In plain English

This is the check made after stock has been taken for an order. Its purpose is to confirm that the goods picked are the right items and in the right quantities for the pick list or order.

In context

Here, "pick confirmation" names the step where the picked goods are checked or recorded against the pick list or order to confirm that the items and quantities are correct.

Situation
Managing warehouse receiving, inventory, picking, packing, and dispatch
What it communicates
names the checking or recording step after items are picked.

Meaning limits

The term by itself does not say who performs this check or how the confirmation is recorded.

Examples

“After the cartons were picked from stock, the team carried out pick confirmation against the order and found one wrong quantity.”

Core meaning

“During pick confirmation, the clerk checked each picked item against the pick list.”

In context

  • verification Broader Term

    This action is a kind of verification.

  • picking Contrast

    Picking is the act of taking goods from stock, while pick confirmation is the later check of what was picked.