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 …

The technique of cross-docking, which consists in unloading trucks, sorting the items they
contain and reloading them directly into outbound trucks in order to minimize temporary …

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 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 …

Nowadays, supply chain stakeholders have to successfully address a large number of
challenges in order to ensure an efficient distribution of products within supply chains. These …

At cross docking terminals, shipments from inbound trucks are unloaded, sorted and moved
to dispatch points where they are directly loaded onto outbound trucks for an immediate …

Handling freight at cross docking terminals constitutes a complex planning task which
comprises several executive steps as shipments delivered by inbound trucks are to be …

The location and routing scheduling problems with cross-docking can be regarded as new
research directions for distribution networks in the supply chain. The aims of these problems …

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