Definitions for "Cross docking"
A logistics activity that attempts to reduce costs and total lead time by breaking down received items on the loading dock and immediately matching them with outgoing shipment requirements, instead of stocking the items in warehouse locations and returning to pick for orders at a later time.
The transfer of a load one or more times from truck to truck.
The physical receipt of goods, at various points along the supply chain, and their immediate transfer to the next onward phase without being brought into inventory.