Unloading / Inbound
Inspect / Screening
Sorting
Reloading / Outbound
Cross-docking
Cross-docking
Traditional vs. Cross-docking
When cross docking should be
considered:
1. Inventory destination is known when received.
2. Customer is ready to receive inventory immediately.
3. Shipment fewer than 200 locations daily.
4. Daily throughput exceeds 2000 cartons.
5. More than 70 percent of the inventory is conveyable.
6. Large quantities of individual items received by firm.
7. Inventory arrives at firm’s dock prelabeled.
8. Some inventory is time sensitive
9. Firm’s distribution centre in near capacity
10. Some of the inventory is prepriced.
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