# Recommended Pick & Pack workflows
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Updated: 2026-06-15

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.starshipit.com/llms.txt).

> Choose the Pick & Pack workflow and optional features that match your warehouse setup.

Choose a Pick & Pack workflow based on how your team picks, packs, validates, and hands orders over for dispatch.

## Choose a workflow

Each device can use a different workflow. For example, pickers can use **Picking Only**, while packers or supervisors use **Picking and Packing** or **Packing Only**.

| Workflow | Best for | Things to consider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Picking and Packing** | Small teams or single operators who pick, pack, and print labels themselves. | Simple and fast with no handover. Works best when the same person can move between picking locations and packing benches. |
| **Picking Only** | Larger teams with dedicated pickers who prepare orders for a separate packing team. | Allows pickers to focus on accuracy and speed. Requires totes, carts, or a staging area to hand orders over clearly. |
| **Packing Only** | Storerooms, shop-floor fulfilment, micro-warehouses, or teams where picking and packing happen in the same place. | Skips a separate picked state. Staff scan items as they pack, which works best when stock is close to the packing bench. |

## Recommended feature choices

These optional features can improve speed and accuracy. You do not need all of them. Choose the ones that match how your warehouse operates.

| Feature | Recommended when | Why it helps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Tote Picking** | You pick multiple orders at once, pickers move with trolleys or carts, or you need clean separation between orders. | Keeps items grouped per order and reduces mis-picks. Works best with **One order per tote** and **Must scan tote to place items**. |
| **Bulk Picking** | You pick 5-20 orders from the same area, or SKUs are grouped together in your layout. | Reduces walking time by picking several orders in one pass. Best combined with tote picking. |
| **Enforce Scanning Only** | You want to avoid manual picking errors, all items have reliable barcodes, or staff rotate frequently. | Removes tap-to-pick actions so every item must be scanned. |
| **Package barcode scanning** | You ship multi-parcel orders, use barcoded satchels or cartons, or need parcel-level tracking. | Lets staff add or replace packages by scanning a package barcode. |
| **Picture of Packed Goods** | You ship high-value, fragile, or disputed items, or operate as a 3PL. | Stores photos against the order as proof. Use **Require photo** for strict audit requirements. |
| **Printed / Shipped Validation** | You need a final QC check before dispatch or many packers work at once. | Adds extra scanning steps to verify shipments before orders leave the building. |
| **GS1 barcode scanning** | You need to capture batch, expiry, serial, or SSCC details. | Reads GS1 data and attaches it to the order automatically. |

## Set up your team

1. Decide which workflow each role needs.
2. Configure each device for the workflow that role uses.
3. Enable only the optional features your team can consistently follow.
4. Run a test order through the workflow before using it for live orders.

## Follow a workflow

- [Picking and packing workflow](/articles/90200000000125-picking-and-packing-workflow)
- [Picking only workflow](/articles/90200000000126-picking-only-workflow)
- [Packing only workflow](/articles/90200000000127-packing-only-workflow)

## Related articles

- [Set up the Pick & Pack mobile app](/articles/14427779060367-set-up-the-pick-pack-mobile-app)
- [Using the Pick & Pack mobile app](/articles/14427860721423-using-the-pick-pack-mobile-app)
- [Pick & Pack mobile app printing troubleshooting](/articles/1776056162697-pick-pack-mobile-app-printing-troubleshooting)