In plain English
It marks that only part of the needed amount could be taken for a specific order line. The picked quantity is lower than the requested quantity because not enough was available to pick.
In context
Here, “short pick” records that an order line was picked in a smaller quantity than requested because the full amount was unavailable to pick.
- Situation
- Managing warehouse receiving, inventory, picking, packing, and dispatch
- What it communicates
- records that the full required quantity could not be picked.
Meaning limits
This status by itself does not tell you the exact quantities involved.
Examples
“The order line ended in a short pick when only eight of the twelve bottles could be taken from stock.”
“The picker reported a short pick for the order line when the remaining units were not on the shelf.”