Stow It for Less

3. Develop appropriate pick locations. As much as 70 percent of a picker’s work hours may be spent walking. Consider product velocity (sales movement) and size (cube) when selecting picking slots sizes and locations. Many operations replenish forward picking too often. Set up a system in which you can store at least one week’s average unit movement in the pick slot and a “hot pick” area for extremely fast movers. Provide various slot sizes.