Pick by voice - voice picking system

Voice picking technology, voice picking, is an innovative method to help warehouse workers communicate with the WMS. This is done by integrating devices that allow listening and oral messages into the warehouse management system.

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Who is Voice Picking for?

The voice picking system will find application especially where order pickers should be able to use two hands to perform warehouse tasks (hands free). In the classic variant, the operator uses mobile devices (data collectors). The voice picking system is ideal for picking the so-called smallscale retail, pharmaceutical, or automotive sectors. It works in more than 50 languages.

An employee putting away goods on a pallet using a Honeywell voice communication device
An employee scanning merchandise using a terminal and a Honeywell voice communication device
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Advantages of using voice picking systems

The numbers speak for themselves:

  • more than 30% increase in picking efficiency
  • 99.99% picking efficiency
  • reduced number of workplace accidents (by up to 20%)
  • shorter onboarding time for new employees (by up to 85%)
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Honeywell Voice Picking - what is it?

Voice Picking is an advanced system to improve order picking by voice method. The warehouse operator receives instructions through a headset and then confirms the task by voice. Communication takes place in real time, and the system analyzes each command and communicates next steps.

Honeywell Voice Picking has many benefits, the most important of which are:

  • Quickly learn how to use the system,
  • No need to look at the terminal screen,
  • reducing human error,
  • Seamless cooperation with warehouse software.

Voice Picking technology works well for companies that want to increase the efficiency of their logistics processes and maintain a high level of order accuracy. The solution allows to streamline work in any warehouseregardless of industry or team size.

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An employee putting goods on a shelf using a Honeywell voice communication device
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Pick by Voice system - how does it work?

The Pick by Voice system integrates with the WMS, which sends picking orders to the operator’s device. The employee hears commands on the handset regarding the location of the product, the number of pieces and where to put the goods. Once the action is completed, he confirms it by voice, updating the data in the system.

Such a solution eliminates the need to use a data collector or scanner. Work is therefore much faster, and the operator can concentrate fully on the task at hand. The system responds immediately to commands and controls the correctness of actions, so picking orders by Voice-Picking method ensures high efficiency even with a large number of orders.

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Voice picking in warehouse operations

Voice picking streamlines daily operations warehousemen and reduces errors. Operators complete tasks faster, without having to put away goods or equipment. This significantly streamlines the entire process and reduces the burden on employees.

Voice Picking in WMS allows:

1. reduce turnaround time

The operator moves through the warehouse according to voice commands, so he doesn’t have to look at the terminal screen. Information about the location and quantity of products is transmitted in real time, shortening the path between items and speeding up the processing of each order.

2. improve inventory control

Every action performed by an employee is recorded in the system. The data updates automatically upon voice confirmation, so the warehouse manager has a complete view of current inventory, order status and team performance.

3. increase work safety

The worker has free hands and full freedom of movement, which in turn reduces the risk of dropping goods or tripping. Voice commands do not distract him from his surroundings, so moving between racks is much safer.

4. facilitate the training of new employees

The intuitive voice interface reduces deployment time by up to tens of percent. A new operator quickly masters the system and can start working independently without a long learning period.

Warehouse worker picks packages on a pallet using Voice Picking technology
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For more than 30 years, we have been supporting companies in building modern logistics structures. We create solutions including.

  • WMS and Digital Twin systems,
  • industrial automation,
  • mobile robots,
  • Auto ID devices
  • and labeling systems.

We provide full implementation and comprehensive service support.

As one of the main suppliers of the Zebra, Honeywell, Datalogic, Toshiba and Cubiscan brands in Eastern Europe, we provide technologies that make a real difference in productivity and security.

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Zbigniew Chudziak - HKK Group

Zbigniew Chudziak

Customer Advisor - Digit.IO Systems