Beam suggests a location for each line based on available stock and the selected strategy. Stock is only reserved on confirmation.
ORD-30417 · Oakfield Interiors
Picking and delivery
Every pick confirmed. Every shortage visible.
Beam turns an order into a picking route. At each stop, the picker confirms what they collect, by quantity or by scanning the exact item. Anything missing stays open.
ORD-30417 · Oakfield InteriorsManchester distribution centre
Starting point 12345678 A-02
Picked3 of 18
Stops2 of 8
Walking route ≈ 86 m · ~ 7 minFictional example · schematic view
01 The problem
Complete in the system. One chair short on the trolley.
The wrong source location, a missed unit or an unreported shortage often only comes to light at the final check, in the truck or at the customer's premises.
- 01 Searching for stock that is not there.
- 02 A partial pick counted as complete.
- 03 No one knows exactly which item left.
02 The process
One order, eight stops, one shortage.
↓ Scroll to follow the process
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Open the order
Confirmed in the appEight lines, tracked by quantity or exact item. The task is assigned to the picker.
Order and task
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Follow the route
In-app guidanceBeam suggests where to pick each order line and puts the stops in sequence through the aisles. A suggestion does not reserve stock.
Guidance for each line
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Confirm each stop
RFID handheldEnter a quantity or scan the exact item with RFID. No scan, no confirmed pick. Five of the six chairs are there; one is missing.
Stop 5 · B-11
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Check at the destination
BarcodeScan the destination code to verify the order. Seventeen out of eighteen? Beam asks whether to finish anyway. The shortage stays on record and, where configured, is sent back to the source system.
Destination and completion
17 of 18 units picked. One Dalen dining chair, green is missing and remains on the order as a shortage.
ORD-30417 · Oakfield InteriorsManchester distribution centre
Starting point 12345678 A-06A-04A-02B-08B-11C-03C-07B-14
Picked0 of 18
Stops0 of 8
Walking route ≈ 86 m · ~ 7 minFictional example · schematic view
03 In the app
What you see during picking
ORD-30417 · Oakfield Interiors
ORD-30417 · Oakfield Interiors
ORD-30417 · Oakfield Interiors
ORD-30417 · Oakfield Interiors
04 Outcome
What the completed pick tells you
- What still needs to be picked?
- Where is the available stock?
- Which quantity or exact item was collected?
- Where did the shortage occur?
- Which fulfilment status can safely be sent back?
05 Fit
When this solution fits
- Picking errors or shortages are discovered too late.
- Orders are picked across multiple locations or containers.
- You need to identify specific items, pallets or containers at handover.
Picking routes and floor plans, batch picking, firm reservations and status updates are validated for each setup and integration. Beam does not report an order as complete while units are missing, or manage shipping labels and carriers.
Check each order before it leaves.
In the demo, we pick an order using your products and show how Beam handles a missing item.