INTRODUCTION

CROSS DOCKING

Cross docking is a distribution process in which goods from a supplier or manufacturing plant
are delivered directly to a customer or retail chain with little or no handling or storage time.
Cross docking takes place in a distribution docking terminal, which normally has trucks and
dock doors on two sides (inbound and outbound) and little storage space. One can use cross-
docking reduce the warehouse waste and free up capital tied in inventory management. The
name ‘cross docking’ explains the process of receiving products through an inbound dock
and then transferring them across the dock to the outbound transportation dock. In simple
words we can say that th inbound products which has been sent arrive through truck and
trailers then they are allocated on one side of the “cross docking “terminal , once it has been
conformed the products can move directly or indirectly for the outbound destinations .
Cross-docking refers to the process of shipping goods directly from a production facility to
consumers with little or no material processing in between. Cross-docking eliminates not
only inventory storage but also the need for goods to be processed in the warehouse. The
majority of the time, the goods sent from the production area to the loading dock have been
assigned to a specific purpose.
Cross-docking technologies allow businesses to expedite shipments to consumers, ensuring
that customers get what they want when they want it, which is the aim of a well-run supply
chain. Cross-docking solutions, on the other hand, come with risks that businesses should
think about before incorporating them into standard operating procedures.

IMPORTANCE OF CROSS DOCKING

 It helps on breaking the bulk and segregating it into the further smaller loads for
transportation so that deliver process could be easier
 To save money on transportation, combine many smaller product loads into one mode
of transport. This procedure is known as "consolidation arrangements."
 Create a central location where goods can be sorted and related products can be
combined for delivery to different destinations in the most efficient and timely
manner.

ADVANTAGES OF CROSS- DOCKING

1. Storage space savings: while a portion of the warehouse must be set aside to monitor
and condition incoming goods, cross-docking frees up core storage space. A gain
correlated with this argument is the decrease in inventory costs.
2. It increases supply chain agility by minimizing delivery times: cross-docking saves
time when dispatching supplies by simplifying the conventional procedure. As a
result, customer support has improve
3. Decreases the carbon footprint of a supply chain: the effect of cross-docking results in
power savings in terms of product transport both inside and outside the warehouse,
allowing for a more environmentally sustainable supply chain to function.
4. cross-docking provides fixed asset cost savings. Cross-docking requires less facility
square footage. These smaller facilities require less cash outlay to operate.