How Klovio builds pick paths

A pick path is the route a picker walks to collect an order. Klovio builds it automatically, so pickers move in one efficient sweep instead of crossing the floor twice.

How the path is built

Klovio sorts an order’s lines by location code. With a sensible, sortable naming scheme, that sort is the walking order — aisle by aisle, bay by bay. See A location naming scheme that scales.

So the picker is led A-01 → A-04 → B-02 → B-07, never doubling back.

What makes paths good

• Sortable location codes — zero-padded numbers, consistent segments.
• Accurate locations — stock recorded where it actually is.
• Smart slotting — fast-movers in easy-to-reach pick locations near packing.

When a path looks wrong

If a pick list seems to zig-zag, the cause is almost always location codes that don’t sort cleanly — A-3 and A-10 in the wrong order, or mixed conventions. Fixing the codes fixes the path.

Trust the path

Pickers who “know a shortcut” usually walk further than the path. The route is computed from every line at once — follow it.

Tip: shadow a new picker on their first day. If the path makes them backtrack, that’s your location codes telling you they need tidying.