Increase accuracy and productivity with proven strategies for warehouse order picking.
From order picking software to augmented reality (AR) solutions, the right approach helps you boost efficiency, safety, and order fulfillment across your warehouse.
Order picking is the process of locating and collecting items in a warehouse to fulfill customer orders. It is one of the most critical warehouse management processes, directly impacting the speed, accuracy, and cost of order fulfillment.
The right picking method depends on your company's size, order volume, and priorities. Combined with the right technology, it can reduce errors and mispicks, improve accuracy, and increase productivity. Options range from inventory management software and mobile scanners to pick-by-light systems and augmented reality. TeamViewer can help optimize order picking from end to end.
When deciding on the right warehouse picking strategy for your organization, you need to consider:
A warehouse management system (WMS) tracks every order, but the actual picking happens out on the warehouse floor.
TeamViewer Frontline connects the two. Warehouse managers get a live view of what is happening, and workers get clear, hands-free guidance straight through their AR glasses.
AR glasses connect directly to your WMS, displaying live stock levels, bin locations, and pick lists without manual lookups or handheld computer systems.
TeamViewer Frontline integrates with leading warehouse management platforms such as SAP EWM, Oracle WMS, Manhattan, and Blue Yonder through standard APIs, with no disruption to existing workflows.
Hands-free AR solutions reduce physical strain and improve safety on the warehouse floor, while automated logging ensures full traceability for every pick.
Workers see step-by-step visual instructions through augmented reality glasses, improving picking productivity and accuracy by up to 30%.
Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and connected devices feed real-time data back to the WMS, so warehouse managers can monitor throughput, identify bottlenecks, and optimize order fulfillment in real time.
Start with a single picking zone and scale across your entire logistics operation. The WMS integration adapts to your infrastructure, whether you run a single warehouse or a global network.
Robots, conveyors, sorters, and other devices reduce human errors and increase speed and accuracy.
Connecting your picking system with inventory management, order management, or warehouse management improves visibility, coordination, and communication.
Algorithms, software, or artificial intelligence minimize travel time and distance, improving productivity and efficiency.
This can be done using wearable devices, voice recognition, barcode scanners or RFID tags. Benefits include real-time information, guidance, and feedback.
IoT sensors and connected devices enable real-time inventory tracking and predictive maintenance across the warehouse.
AR creates immersive training for warehouse workers, overlaying step-by-step instructions and 3D visuals onto real equipment or layouts, so new hires rehearse picking scenarios before working live orders.
Industrial augmented reality solutions are the next step in warehouse order picking.
AR systems such as TeamViewer's pick-by-vision solution Frontline Pick overlay digital information onto what workers see in front of them.
Through AR-enabled smart glasses or headsets, workers receive visual or audio guidance, instructions, and support.
The smart glasses or head-mounted display (HMD) shows workers:
The worker confirms each pick with a scan, using either an integrated camera or a separate scanner connected via Bluetooth. Optional accessories include an ergonomic ring, glove scanners, or wearable RFID technology.
Pick-by-vision technology with AR reduces training and onboarding time for warehouse workers. Step-by-step instructions are easy to follow and deliver the right information exactly where it is needed, which speeds up the learning process so warehouse workers start adding value almost immediately. It also dramatically increases picking productivity by reducing search time and eliminating paper-based workflows.
The picking process throughout the warehouse is also faster, as people tend to take in information more quickly with visual cues. Instructions and messages appear on the display the moment they are needed, and workers benefit from hands-free operation and ergonomic wearables.
AR systems are flexible, Wi-Fi-based solutions, so there is usually no need to change the warehouse infrastructure. Standard interfaces let vision picking systems integrate with most warehouse management systems. The result is that AR solutions empower warehouse managers to monitor picking performance in real time, while warehouse workers receive hands-free visual guidance.
TeamViewer Frontline is a leading, cloud-based AR solutions platform for enterprise productivity.
It brings industrial AR technology to the entire value chain. With augmented reality, it empowers workers across digitized logistics, manufacturing, inspection, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Frontline Pick is a vision picking system and part of the TeamViewer Frontline platform.
It uses smart glasses to guide and assist warehouse workers as they fulfill orders, and it also supports other wearable and mobile devices. Frontline Pick integrates seamlessly with existing warehouse management systems, so it fits into your operation without disruption.
The result is fewer errors and lower costs, faster order fulfillment, and higher customer satisfaction.
Workers receive guidance and item locations on their smart glasses. This eliminates the need for paper lists or handheld scanners.
Workers are alerted to any errors. Modules for weight verification, barcode scanning, or voice verification increase productivity.
Hands-free operation reduces strain and fatigue for workers.
Integration with other systems provides real-time analysis of inventory, performance, and productivity.
Reduce errors and costs and increase customer satisfaction
