Delivery Lot Splitting as an Enabler for Cross-docking and Fast Delivery

Cross-dock distribution and operation planning for overseas delivery consolidation: A case study in the automotive industry

“…The processing costs, customer demand, cross-dock and warehouse capacities and many specific constraints are taken into account. Bienert et al (2017) study the impact of split deliveries in crossdocking situations, and their consequences on inventory performances for distribution centres and customer service level.…”

Cross-Docking: A Systematic Literature Review

“…The implementation of an adaptive policy instead of a fixed stock policy, in line with the findings of Khorasani et al [19], is better placed to allow for cost savings in cross-docking situations. Inventory ordering policy, a key opportunity to gain efficiencies in cross-docking [72], suggest that replenishment policies are key to gaining time and cost improvements with cross-docking. Buijs et al (2016) propose that dynamic allocation policies for assigning trucks to cross-docking doors is an important policy for gaining cross-docking advantage.…”