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Cross-Docking

Cross-docking is a logistics strategy in which products arriving at a distribution center from suppliers are unloaded, sorted, consolidated, and immediately reloaded onto outbound vehicles destined for customers, with minimal or no storage time. Rather than storing inventory in a warehouse, products flow through in 24–48 hours. Cross-docking reduces inventory holding costs, improves product freshness, and increases throughput of the distribution network. It is widely used in fast-moving consumer goods, parcel delivery, and retail supply chains.

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Cross-Docking Strategy
Taxonomic method record · ml-model / operations-management
  • Apuzzio, M. (2008). Essentials of supply chain management. New Jersey: Pearson Education. · URL
  • Gue, K. R., & Kang, Y. (2007). Staging queues revisited. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 9(1), 100-112. · URL
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