More orders per trip,
same headcount.

Depends on cart capacity and order complexity. Most operations use 10-25 orders per batch for multi-item orders, or 30-50 for single-item orders. Start conservative and increase as pickers get comfortable with the workflow.

Mobile devices (phones, tablets, or Android handheld scanners) running the Fulfil WMS, and multi-tote carts. Each tote represents one order. A typical cart holds 15-25 totes. Barcode scanners speed up the process but phone cameras work too.

Yes. Batch templates group shipments with fixed filters, such as shipping method, weight, or single-unit orders, up to a maximum batch size. If those filters don't fit how your warehouse works, give the warehouse its own batching function instead. Describe how you want shipments batched in plain English, and Fulfil uses AI to write the function. Test it on the shipments the next run would see, then make it live. On each scheduled batching run, the function gets every shipment waiting for a batch, including shipments in its batches that nobody has started to pick, and replaces those batches with the plan it returns. Batches already in picking stay as they are. Past versions stay readable, and you can start a new draft from one. A warehouse uses its batching function or its batch templates, not both. While the function is live, that warehouse's templates don't run.

Batch picking works for multi-item orders too. The system groups orders that share SKUs. As you pick each item, the app tells you which tote(s) need it. Some operations use cluster picking for complex multi-item orders.

Accuracy improves with barcode validation. Scan each item and the system confirms the correct tote. Errors are caught immediately. Without scanning, accuracy depends on picker attention. Slower single-order picking is sometimes more accurate for complex orders.