What does the warehousing practice 'kitting' involve?

• A. Counting items cycle-by-cycle.
• B. Grouping individual items into ready-to-ship sets or kits for assembly or sale.
• C. Arranging transport routes.
• D. Negotiating supplier contracts.

Answer: (B)

Kitting is grouping individual items into ready-to-ship sets or kits for assembly or sale. By collecting all parts that belong together into a single kit, warehouses can pick and pack more efficiently—one kit to handle instead of many separate items. This often creates a kit SKU that represents the entire set, improving inventory visibility and speeding up order fulfillment, especially when a product requires multiple components or configurable options. Kitting supports both pulling items for a customer order and supplying components for an assembly process, reducing warehouse travel and the chance of missing items. It's not about counting items cycle-by-cycle, routing, or negotiating supplier contracts.