Packing batch: pack orders in groups, ready for each route.
Group orders into batches so packing runs faster. Similar orders are packed together and grouped by route and block, ready for your riders.
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What is a packing batch?
A packing batch is a group of orders your team packs together. Similar orders sit side by side, so the packer works through them in one go.
Batches are grouped by route and block, so when packing is done, each rider's orders are already together.
What you can do with packing batch
Less walking, fewer mix-ups, riders out sooner.
How packing batch works
From the order list to the rider's bag.
Orders come in
Accept them in To do, or let the orders you pick accept themselves.
Group them by route and block
Similar orders go into one batch, ready for one packer.
Your team packs
Packers see each order's items in the grid or on the packing app.
Mark the batch packed
Tick the orders and move them on together.
Hand over to the rider
Assign the rider for the route and send the batch out.
Packing batch for you and for your packers
You see every batch. Your packer sees the next order to pack.
The next order to pack
On the packing app, the packer works through the batch one order at a time and marks each one packed.
Every batch and who is packing it
Batches by route and block, with the packer and progress, and a filter for each block or person.
Packing settings
What you control once Packing batch is on.
| Setting | Options | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Packing batch add-on | On or off | Switched on from Add-ons in your dashboard. |
| Grouping | By route and block | How orders are grouped into batches. |
| Delivery blocks | Your blocks | The blocks your delivery areas are split into. |
| Packing team | Your staff | Assign orders to the people who pack them. |
| Packing status | In the order steps | Shows who is packing each order. |
| Filter by areas and staff | Blocks, packers, riders | Show the orders for one block or one person. |
| View | List or grid | Grid shows items, quantities, payment and delivery type. |
| Bulk status change | The next valid step | Move the orders you tick on together. |
| Print KOT | For ticked orders | Opens a PDF of all the tickets to print. |
| Rider hand-over | Self delivery or a delivery partner | Assign the rider once the batch is packed. |
Packing batch at work
Three morning and evening rushes.
The 5 am round
Route 2 has 36 stops. Block A orders are packed as one batch, so the rider loads them in stop order.
The 6 to 8 pm slot
Twenty-two slot orders become three batches by block. Three packers, one batch each.
120 lunch boxes
Annapurna Tiffins packs by route: offices 38, hostels 44 and homes 38, each ready for its rider.
What happens when
The cases owners ask about.
Who uses packing batch
Stores that pack many small orders against the clock.
Packing batch with the rest of Ordrio
Packing sits between the order and the door.
Switch it on from your dashboard. Plans and price are on the add-ons page. Delivery zones and slots come with Launch and up, and In House delivery Fleet with the rider app is an add-on.
Packing batch questions
A group of similar orders your team packs together, grouped by route and block.
By route and block, so each rider's orders are packed together.
Yes. Assign orders to your packing team, and the order shows who is packing it.
Yes. Packing batch works with the packing app for your team and the rider app for delivery.
Yes. Tick them and change their status together.
Yes. Tick the orders and use Print KOT to open them as one PDF.
Yes, with Automation Flow. See order steps and automations.
Yes. Assign a rider once the batch is packed. See delivery.
Packing batch is an add-on, with plans and price on the add-ons page. Your online store and Bills and Books are on every plan, including Free.