diff --git a/addons/stock/stock.py b/addons/stock/stock.py
index 4e62e10f637..bb5af627ebb 100644
--- a/addons/stock/stock.py
+++ b/addons/stock/stock.py
@@ -536,16 +536,7 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
         if ('name' not in vals) or (vals.get('name')=='/'):
             seq_obj_name =  'stock.picking.' + vals['type']
             vals['name'] = self.pool.get('ir.sequence').get(cr, user, seq_obj_name)
-        type_list = {
-            'out':_('Picking List'),
-            'in':_('Reception'),
-            'internal': _('Internal Picking'),
-            'delivery': _('Delivery Order')
-        }
         new_id = super(stock_picking, self).create(cr, user, vals, context)
-        if not vals.get('auto_picking', False):
-            message = type_list.get(vals.get('type', False), _('Picking')) + " '" + (vals['name'] or "n/a") + _(" with origin")+" '" + (vals.get('origin') or "n/a") + "' "+ _("is created.")
-            self.log(cr, user, new_id, message)
         return new_id
 
     _columns = {
@@ -626,6 +617,9 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
             for r in picking.move_lines:
                 if r.state == 'draft':
                     todo.append(r.id)
+
+        self.log_picking(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
+
         todo = self.action_explode(cr, uid, todo, context)
         if len(todo):
             self.pool.get('stock.move').action_confirm(cr, uid, todo, context=context)
@@ -710,16 +704,8 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
         """ Changes picking state to assigned.
         @return: True
         """
-        for pick in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
-            type_list = {
-                'out':'Picking List',
-                'in':'Reception',
-                'internal': 'Internal picking',
-                'delivery': 'Delivery order'
-            }
-            message = type_list.get(pick.type, _('Document')) + " '" + (pick.name or 'n/a') + "' "+ _("is ready to be processed.")
-            self.log(cr, uid, id, message)
         self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'state': 'assigned'})
+        self.log_picking(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
         return True
 
     def test_finnished(self, cr, uid, ids):
@@ -758,8 +744,7 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
             ids2 = [move.id for move in pick.move_lines]
             self.pool.get('stock.move').action_cancel(cr, uid, ids2, context)
         self.write(cr, uid, ids, {'state': 'cancel', 'invoice_state': 'none'})
-        message = _('Picking') + " '" + pick.name + "' "+_("is cancelled")
-        self.log(cr, uid, id, message)
+        self.log_picking(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
         return True
 
     #
@@ -1190,6 +1175,31 @@ class stock_picking(osv.osv):
 
         return res
 
+    def log_picking(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
+        """ This function will create log messages for picking.
+        @param cr: the database cursor
+        @param uid: the current user's ID for security checks,
+        @param ids: List of Picking Ids
+        @param context: A standard dictionary for contextual values
+        """
+        for pick in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
+            type_list = {
+                'out':'Picking List',
+                'in':'Reception',
+                'internal': 'Internal picking',
+                'delivery': 'Delivery order'
+            }
+            message = type_list.get(pick.type, _('Document')) + " '" + (pick.name or 'n/a') + "' "
+            state_list = {
+                          'confirmed': "is scheduled for the '" + datetime.strptime(pick.min_date, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S').strftime('%Y-%m-%d') + "'.", 
+                          'assigned': 'is ready to process.', 
+                          'cancel': 'is Cancelled.', 
+                          'done': 'is processed.', 
+                          }
+            message += state_list[pick.state]
+            self.log(cr, uid, pick.id, message)
+        return True
+
 stock_picking()
 
 class stock_production_lot(osv.osv):
@@ -1844,8 +1854,6 @@ class stock_move(osv.osv):
                         'ref': move.picking_id and move.picking_id.name,
                         })
             
-            message = _('Move line') + " '" + move.name + "' "+ _("is processed.")
-            self.log(cr, uid, move.id, message)
         # This can be removed
         #tracking_lot = False
         #if context:
@@ -1865,9 +1873,7 @@ class stock_move(osv.osv):
         for pick_id in picking_ids:
             wf_service.trg_write(uid, 'stock.picking', pick_id, cr)
 
-        for (id,name) in picking_obj.name_get(cr, uid, picking_ids):
-            message = _('Document') + " '" + name + "' "+ _("is processed.")
-            self.log(cr, uid, id, message)
+        picking_obj.log_picking(cr, uid, picking_ids, context=context)
         return True
 
     def create_account_move(self, cr, uid, move,account_id, account_variation, amount, context=None):
@@ -1940,8 +1946,11 @@ class stock_move(osv.osv):
             new_move = self.copy(cr, uid, move.id, default_val)
             #self.write(cr, uid, [new_move], {'move_history_ids':[(4,move.id)]}) #TODO : to track scrap moves
             res += [new_move]
-            message = _('Product ') + " '" + move.product_id.name + "' "+ _("is scraped with") + " '" + str(move.product_qty) + "' "+ _("quantity.")
+            product_obj = self.pool.get('product.product')
+            for (id, name) in product_obj.name_get(cr, uid, [move.product_id.id]):
+                message = _('Product ') + " '" + name + "' "+ _("is scraped with") + " '" + str(move.product_qty) + "' "+ _("quantity.")
             self.log(cr, uid, move.id, message)
+
         self.action_done(cr, uid, res)
         return res
 
@@ -2068,8 +2077,11 @@ class stock_move(osv.osv):
                     }
 
                     self.write(cr, uid, [move.id], update_val)
-            message = _('Product ') + " '" + move.product_id.name + "' "+ _("is consumed with") + " '" + str(move.product_qty) + "' "+ _("quantity.")
-            self.log(cr, uid, move.id, message)
+
+            product_obj = self.pool.get('product.product')
+            for (id, name) in product_obj.name_get(cr, uid, [move.product_id.id]):
+                message = _('Product ') + " '" + name + "' "+ _("is consumed with") + " '" + str(move.product_qty) + "' "+ _("quantity.")
+                self.log(cr, uid, move.id, message)
         self.action_done(cr, uid, res)
 
         return res