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OFC
Order Selection, Staging and Storage Council
A Council of Material Handling Industry of America sponsored by the Conveyor, IMC & WD, Plastic Products, RMI and SMA Product Sections.
8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 704-676-1190 Fax: 704-676-1199
Mike Ogle, Managing Director
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One way pallet
A pallet that is designed and constructed so as to allow fork entry from only the back or front.
Also, a pallet which is considered expendable.
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Open type shelving
Shelving unit with side and back of the unit open. Various types of bracing are used to stabilize the unit.
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Open upright shelving assembly
An assembly of two posts and one or more pair of side sway braces or panel sway braces welded, riveted or bolted together to form the side of a shelving unit.
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Operator-to-stock equipment
A device that brings a person to stationary storage locations to pick items.
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Optical character recognition (OCR)
Taking data from prepared forms and converting it to computer output.
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Order Fulfillment Council
Order Fulfillment Council
See OFC
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Order picker truck
An industrial truck that is configured in such a way that the stand up cab portion of the truck moves up and down along with the load allowing the operator to retrieve/pick items directly from the storage area.
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Order picking
Order picking or order selection is the process of retrieving individual items (from storage locations) for the purpose of fulfilling an order for a customer. Schemes by which to achieve efficient order picking will vary widely. However, in all cases it involves locating the items in storage; creating a plan for retrieving the items; physically picking the items (either automatically or manually); sorting and/or assembling them into discrete orders; and in the end even packaging the orders for delivery. Although defined as a process, order picking cannot be achieved without the appropriate computer software and mechanical equipment, including the storage medium, such as pallet racks, shelving, AS/RS (including carousels) and flow delivery racks, and a means for transporting items from receiving to storage and from storage to packaging and shipment. A variety of industrial trucks and conveyors will be found in most order picking applications. Order picking may also involve robotic like devices for physically picking discrete items from their storage location. See also Warehouse Management Systems or WMS.
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OSSSC
Order Selection, Staging and Storage Council
(see OFC)
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Outsourcing
The process of utilizing non-employees to perform manufacturing, carrier and warehousing functions. See 3PL.
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Overhead conveyor
A form of conveyor consisting of a continuous chain running beneath a continuous, stationary, flanged rail. Individual carriers spaced equidistant along the length of the conveyor are suspended from the chain. The chain pulls the carriers. Vertical support is derived from the fact that the carriers are also connected to a small trolley with wheels that roll cross sections, trolleys and carriers. A few common carriers include a tray, platform or simple hook. A less common alternative to the chain drive is a worm drive.
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Overhead crane
A crane with a single or multiple girder (bridge girder) bridge carrying a movable or fixed hoisting mechanism and traveling on an overhead fixed runway structure.
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Overhead travelling crane
A crane with a single or multiple girder (bridge girder) bridge carrying a movable or fixed hoisting mechanism and traveling on an overhead fixed runway structure.
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