Cross-docking is a logistics strategy in which freight is unloaded from inbound vehicles and
(almost) directly loaded into outbound vehicles, with little or no storage in between. This …

At cross docking terminals incoming deliveries of inbound trucks are unloaded, sorted,
moved across the dock and finally loaded onto outbound trucks, which immediately leave …

Cross-docking practice plays an important role in improving the efficiency of distribution
networks, especially, for optimizing supply chain operations. Moreover, transportation route …

Over the past decade, cross-docking has emerged as an important material handling
technology in transportation. A variation of the well-known Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) …

Cross-docking is increasingly used to reduce inventory holding and the time products spend
in the supply chain. It is especially suitable for fresh produce distribution with a short shelf …

Cross-docking is a distribution strategy that enables the consolidation of less-than-truckload
shipments into full truckloads without long-term storage. Due to the absence of a storage …

Warehouse operation and management is one of the essential parts of manufacturing and
service operations. The warehouse layout problem is a key to warehouse operations …

This paper addresses the transportation problem of cross-docking network where the loads
are transferred from origins (suppliers) to destinations (retailers) through cross-docking …

This paper provides a comprehensive literature review of mathematical models in cross
docking planning. From the reviews, the models are classified in three different levels …

Consolidation of freight and merging operations are essential for transportation companies
to reduce costs and improve the level of service provided to customers. Such operations …