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cross-dockingThe planning of warehouse “put away” assignments so that inventory can be moved from one shipment to another on a dock without movement to a rack or warehouse location. Although this type of inventory [..]
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cross-dockingIn its purest form cross-docking is the action of unloading materials from an incoming trailer or rail car and immediately loading these materials in outbound trailers or rail cars, thus eliminating t [..]
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cross-dockingA form of inventory management where goods are received at one door of the distribution center / sorting facility and shipped out through the other door on a very short amount of time without putting them in storage. It consequently contributes in the reduction of operating costs with an increase in the throughput and [..]
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cross-dockingCross-docking describes the transshipment of goods bypassing intermediate storage or with the fewest possible warehouse contacts. The aim is to speed up the flow of goods and reduce costs as a result of being able to dispense with storage. This method is used for goods that are quickly transshipped (also "fast-moving consumer goods&quo [..]
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cross-dockingCross-docking is a practice in logistics of unloading materials from an incoming semi-trailer truck or railroad car and loading these materials directly into outbound trucks, trailers, or rail cars, w [..]
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cross-dockingThe direct flow of merchandise from the receiving function to the shipping function, eliminating any additional steps in between, including the need for storage.
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cross-dockingcross-docking can be a cost-effective and efficient distribution strategy. The objective is to streamline the supply chain from point of origin to point of destination. Major activities are consolidating shipments and re-distributing partial loads.
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cross-dockingis a practice in logistics which involves receiving goods and then shipping it out shortly often without the need to sock it at the warehouse.
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cross-dockingUnloading materials from an incoming trailer and then loading them into an outbound trailer without sorting and distributing the items in the warehouse.
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