Introduction to common postal logistics and detailed explanation of overseas warehouse picking methods

Introduction to postal logistics

1. China Post Large Package

China Post Large Parcel, referred to as China Post Large Parcel, can be sent to more than 200 countries and regions around the world, with affordable prices and strong customs clearance capabilities. China Post’s large package freight is lower, volume and weight are not calculated, and there are no surcharges for remote areas, which can greatly reduce logistics costs. When choosing FBA, you can also consider using this method to start the shipping process.

2. EMS

EMS is the express mail service. It enjoys priority processing by postal, aviation, customs and other departments in various countries and regions. Basically, customs clearance can be carried out without providing a commercial invoice, and sensitive goods can be transported. Even if you cannot clear customs, you can send it back to the country for free without any additional charges. However, EMS cannot sell multiple goods in one ticket and the information lags behind, making inquiries troublesome (the inquiry website is http://www Chapter 8 Peripheral Supporting Ems.com.cn/).

3. Singapore Small Bag

Singapore’s small parcels have obvious advantages in the Southeast Asian market, whether in terms of timeliness, charging or delivery services. Singapore small bags can be used to deliver products with built-in batteries. Currently, products containing lithium-ion batteries such as mobile phones and tablet computers are often delivered through Singapore small bags as a transportation channel. Singapore small parcels will not incur customs duties when exiting customs, but in the destination country, you need to decide whether to pay import duties according to the different regulations of each country’s customs.

4. Swedish Postal Parcel

Swedish postal parcels have better timeliness on European routes and have advantages over China Post in most European and American countries, especially in Russia where customs clearance and delivery are faster. With branches and distribution centers around the world, and more than 30,000 employees, it can be said to be the largest postal logistics processing center in Northern Europe. Controls on products with batteries are not strict during certain periods and can be used to ship charged products. Swedish Parcel supports full tracking of parcels from most countries. Parcels that are more than 3 months old from the date of shipment will no longer be subject to inspection requirements. The reference delivery time is 7 to 25 working days.

5. Swiss Post Parcel

Swiss Post small parcels are uniformly cleared by Swiss Post in Europe and enjoy priority processing rights in the postal sector. They have strong customs clearance capabilities, fast customs clearance, and low customs deduction rates, but the price is relatively high. European Schengen countries are exempt from customs declaration (as of 2011, the number of Schengen member states has increased to 26), and delivery can usually be completed in 4 to 12 days. Swiss Post will not normally compensate you for delays in registered mail. If the registered mail is damaged or lost, the compensation available will not exceed the market value of the entire lost item or the damaged part, the registration fee will not be refunded, and the maximum compensation will not exceed HKD 320.

Common picking methods in overseas warehouses

(1) “Fruit picking” style picking to order

The order corresponds to the picking list, and the picker directly picks the goods according to the picking list. It is usually suitable for large items, heavy items, special-shaped items, full boxes, few SKUs, urgent orders, etc. In relay-type fruit picking, the turnover boxes move along the picking assembly line, and the goods are picked up and put into the turnover boxes, and finally transported to the packaging table.

(2) Picking and sorting (“fruit picking” style)

Suitable for a large number of scattered orders with low product overlap, light and small items, few SKUs per order, and single product non-hot-selling orders. Picking carts can be used, and one cart can have 10-20 picking baskets. , the basket position matches the order, and the picker takes the corresponding products and puts them into the corresponding picking basket in turn. After the full basket is picked, it is sent to the review station. The packaging personnel directly review and package the orders, without the need for secondary sorting.

(3) “Sowing” style: sort first and then sort

First merge the orders, and then pick the goods. The cage truck performs secondary sorting and review at the packaging station to narrow the search scope of the goods required for each order to one batch. It is suitable for small and medium-sized warehouses. It is suitable for situations where the average order lines are few, the product overlap rate is high, the unit price of goods is high, and the daily shipment volume is not high. The reviewers are familiar with the products and can quickly locate the products.

(4) Summary and distribution (“seeding” style)

Use the “picking truck + turnover box” method to pick goods, associate the turnover box with the order SKU, and pick the goods in turn and put them into the designated turnover box. After a wave of picking is completed, the turnover boxes are transported to the distribution shelves, the barcodes of the turnover boxes and goods are scanned, and the goods are placed into the distribution slots corresponding to each order. Secondary sorting is also a process of reviewing the quantity of the first picked items. It is suitable for orders in Category B and C that have few SKUs, medium order quantities, high requirements for picking accuracy, hot-selling products, and high overlap rates. scene.

(5) Single product operation

Single product orders are common in e-commerce promotions. A large number of customers only order a single product, which is separated from other types of orders. The single products are accumulated, merged and picked, picked directly in the storage area, and then reviewed and sent to the packaging station. ;Scan the product barcode and print and package the orders directly one by one. If it is a pre-printed label, add different waves for different express delivery, associate the waybill number with the order, and mark the order quantity. Scan the waybill during review and complete the packaging according to the system prompts. This type of batch picking method is also suitable for Category A goods with large order quantities.

(6) Zone picking

Zone picking is suitable for single large warehouses. Fixed picking personnel are designated according to the partitions in the warehouse. Since the picking personnel have been picking in the same fixed area for a long time, they know the goods well and can easily find the corresponding cargo space. Split the picking set list into multiple small picking set lists, and each small picking set list corresponds to a picking area. A pick-to-belt conveyor belt is installed at the end of different types of storage areas to transport and merge the tote boxes of picked items into a collection order tote box, and then transfer the collection tote box to the distribution or packaging workbench.