Cross-Docking

Cross-docking is a logistics technique where materials are delivered directly from a manufacturer or mode of transportation to the customer or another mode of transportation with little to no storage in between. This can be done in order to switch the mode of transportation, sort the material into different destinations, or put materials from various origins into transport vehicles (or containers) that are headed in the same or similar directions. In a distribution docking terminal, which typically has trucks and dock doors on two sides (inbound and outbound) with little storage space, cross docking occurs.