Which description best explains the warehousing practice of kitting?

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

Answer: (D)

Kitting is the practice of grouping individual items into ready-to-ship sets or kits for assembly or sale. This approach simplifies fulfillment by treating multiple components as a single unit, which speeds picking, reduces handling time, and lowers the chance of missing parts. It’s especially useful when products are sold as bundles or require several parts to be assembled before shipping. By pre-assembling or pre-packaging these items, warehouses can improve accuracy and efficiency, even keeping kits as a single SKU for easier inventory management. The other activities described—procurement, cycle counting, and routing—address different parts of the supply chain and do not describe the bundle-creation process that defines kitting.