Grocery Order Picking Solutions from OPI

Sponsored by Zebra and Optical Phusion Inc.

Despite the explosion in demand, both for grocery e-commerce, retailers have struggled to make online grocery profitable. The high cost of labor hours allocated to picking and the fulfillment of online orders can eat away at already squeezed margins. Inefficient picking can also leave customers waiting too long for their orders, negatively impacting the customer experience.

An efficient picking solution is key to making any successful BOPIS system profitable while also convenient for customers. Together with our partner, Strongpoint, OPI offers an exceptionally efficient, adeptly accurate and swiftly scalable order picking solution!

EFFICIENT
The OPI/Strongpoint picking solution is four times as efficient, with many associates averaging ~240 items per hour compared to industry standard of 60-65 items per hour.

ACCURATE
Orders picked with the OPI/Strongpoint picking solution are accurate 99% of the time. Employees easily find correct items and replace out-of-stock items with desired substitutions.

SCALABLE
The OPI/Strongpoint picking solution can be used by stores of any size, with order volume ranging from 1 to >3,000 per day and scaled up quickly for seasonal demand or sales events.

What makes the OPI/Strongpoint solution so efficient and accurate? A purpose-built trolley and a combination of top-of-the-line enterprise devices and accessories incorporated in one intuitive solution that store associates find easy to learn and to use.  The trolley allows associates to pick multiple orders at once, with a mobile printer and wireless scale attached.  The arm-mounted Mobile Computer manages orders, product replacement, and more. The Bluetooth Ring Scanner allows for quick picking and hands-free scanning.  The associate can measure items charged by weight with the wireless scale. With the Mobile Printer they can print barcode labels for weighed and untagged items as they pick, as well as bag labels for accurate order identification.

Learn more about choosing the correct picking solution in this White Paper from OPI & Strongpoint:  "Who to Pick? 6 things to Consider when Choosing an Order Picking Solution for Online Grocery Fulfillment."