At some catalog retailers, employees on roller skates called pickers are handed a printout of the products a customer wants, and then the pickers skate through large warehouses accumulating the desired products into one central location. The pickers are engaged in ________.
A) enterprise resource planning
B) transportation
C) materials handling
D) warehousing
E) inventory control

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The pickers are engaged in materials handling, which is the movement, storage, and control of materials in warehouses and distribution centers. This involves activities such as picking, packing, and shipping products to customers. The other options do not fully describe the specific activity of the pickers in this scenario.

At Some Catalog Retailers, Employees on Roller Skates Called Pickers