The accumulation/sortation of picked products into customer orders is a necessary
activity if the orders are picked in batches or come from different storage areas. Valueadding
services, such as labeling, sampling, kitting, (assembling sets of different products
into kits), testing, and repacking may be offered to customize products to customer
requirements. The packing activity includes checking, packing, and preparing a customer
order for shipping. The cross-docking activity bypasses the storage and picking activities
by transferring incoming products directly from the receiving docks to the shipping docks.
The shipping activity involves sorting and staging customer orders in a designated dock
door area ready to be loaded to the transport carrier and shipped to the customer.