Plocknings

Plocknings is a Swedish term formed from the verb plocka (to pick or collect) and is most commonly encountered as a set of compound nouns that describe the action in a specific domain. The base noun plockning denotes the act of picking, but plocknings appears in compounds such as plockningssystem (picking system), plockningsarbete (picking work), or plockningsmetod (picking method). The concept broadly means selecting and retrieving items from a larger set according to defined criteria or demand.

In agriculture and horticulture, plockning refers to harvesting fruit, berries, vegetables, or flowers, typically by hand or with simple tools. It includes considerations such as harvest ripeness, speed, and minimizing damage to produce. In many crops, timing and technique are crucial for preserving quality and shelf life.

In logistics and manufacturing, plockning is widely used to describe order picking. It denotes the process of retrieving items from storage to fulfill customer orders. Common methods include piece picking, batch picking, and zone picking; automation and robotics have increasingly supported plocknings, using conveyors, sorters, and handheld devices to improve accuracy and speed. Key performance indicators include pick rate and pick accuracy.

Within Swedish usage, plocknings typically appears in technical or professional contexts; in everyday language the noun plockning is more common. The term can also denote broader selection activities, such as sampling in research, though plocknings in such contexts is less standard.