Transcription of Crossdocking as a Supply Chain Strategy
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Crossdocking as a SupplyChain StrategyBy reducing reliance on inventory buffers and expeditingcustomer orders, Crossdocking promotes a flow-throughsupply- Chain KulwiecCrossdocking as a distribution tacticis not new. However, its use con-tinues to grow with the popularityof just-in-time (JIT) methods, and as supplychain concepts such as collaboration takehold, and sophisticated information tech-nologies Crossdocking is pri-marily a warehousing practice, but inorder for it to be efficient and successful,there has to be close coordination andcontinuous, high-quality information flowamong manufacturer, distributor, and cus-tomer it is:A broad definition ofcrossdocking is the transfer of goods andmaterials from an inbound carrier to anoutbound carrier, without goods or prod-ucts actually entering the warehouse orbeing put away into storage.
Crossdocking as a Supply Chain Strategy By reducing reliance on inventory buffers and expediting customer orders, crossdocking promotes a flow-through
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