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Series: Pick to Pack Process

Business Operations

Start with the Pick Ticket: Mapping a Clean Path from Order to Shipment

This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series Pick to Pack Process

This post walks through a simple way to map the real path your pick tickets take from printer to shipment. By following a single order, asking three grounded questions at each step, and sketching a cleaner path with your team, you get a practical roadmap for reducing delays, confusion, and rework without a giant project.

December 16, 2025 David Carneal
Manufacturing Operations

Cutting Picking Errors Without Killing Speed on the Floor

This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Pick to Pack Process

This post focuses on reducing picking errors without crushing speed or morale on the floor. By designing the work so the correct choice is the easy one, adding light-touch checks where mistakes are most costly, and using error data to fix the process instead of blaming people, you protect both your margin and your team.

December 18, 2025 David Carneal
Manufacturing Operations

Checklists, Visual Cues, and Fewer Surprises in Shipping

This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Pick to Pack Process

This post looks at how small checklists and simple visual cues can stabilize your shipping process. By making “done” visible at each step, using short, practical checklists, and letting visuals guide the flow, you cut down on last-minute fixes without burying your team in paperwork.

December 20, 2025 David Carneal
Collaboration

When the Office and the Floor Finally Talk to Each Other

This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Pick to Pack Process

This post focuses on closing the gap between what the office promises and what the floor can actually ship. By surfacing key information on the ticket, defining a clear path for exceptions, and reviewing simple data together each week, you turn the pick ticket into a shared tool instead of a point of friction.

December 27, 2025 David Carneal
Process Improvement

Improving One Line at a Time: A Practical Way to Tidy Your Process

This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Pick to Pack Process

Why small pilots beat plant-wide overhauls every time Written By: David Carneal – Digital Efficiency Consulting Group (DECG) When you look at your entire plant and think about fixing the pick-to-pack process everywhere, it can feel overwhelming. Different products, different customers, different personalities — it’s a lot. The trick is not to fix everything at […]

December 30, 2025 David Carneal

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