Scheduling Cross Docking Logistics Optimization Problem with Multiple Inbound Vehicles and One Outbound Vehicle

Cross-docking operations: Current research versus industry practice

“…It also determines on which door exactly each truck is processed. Polynomial algorithm [34], [72], [103], [130], [131] Mathematical programming [1], [2], [4], [9], [17], [25], [28], [29], [32], [33], [35], [36], [43], [44], [46], [47], [63], [70], [71], [81], [82], [86], [87], [90], [92], [95], [97], [98], [99], [100], [101], [105], [108], [109], [110], [112], [116], [119], [123], [124], [129], [138], [139], [141], ...…”

A bounded dynamic programming approach to schedule operations in a cross docking platform

“…In these studies, the objective is to find the best schedule of inbound and outbound trucks so that the makespan of operations is minimized. The same authors have studied a similar, yet simplified version of the same scheduling problem in Song and Chen (2007).…”

“…In this category of problems, we can cite the dock assignment problems, the objective of which is the assignment of inbound and outbound trucks on the docks in order to optimize a criterion (see Tsui & Chang, 1990;Tsui & Chang, 1992 for the minimization of the weighted distance between inbound and outbound trucks; see (Bartholdi & Gue, 2001) for the minimization of the congestion within the cross docking platform.) Scheduling of transshipment operations inside the cross docking platforms are also in this group of problems (see Alpan, Bauchau, Larbi, & Penz, 2008;Baptiste & Maknoon, 2007;Boysen, 2009;Boysen, Fliedner, & Scholl, 2008;Chen & Lee, 2009;Chen & Song, 2009;Larbi, Alpan, Baptiste, & Penz, 2007;Larbi, Alpan, & Penz, 2009;McWilliams, Stanfield, & Geiger, 2005;Sadykov, 2009;Song & Chen, 2007;Yu & Egbelu, 2008). These recent studies seek to find the best schedule of trucks so that either the time or the cost related performance measures of the cross dock is optimized.…”

“…To the best of our knowledge, the scheduling problems in multi door cross docks are studied in Alpan et al (2008), Boysen (2009), Chen and Song (2009), Larbi et al (2009), McWilliams et al (2005, Song and Chen (2007). Chen and Song (2009) presents the cross docking scheduling problem as a two-stage flow shop problem with parallel machines.…”

Scheduling Internal Operations in Post-Distribution Cross Docking Systems

“…Furthermore, in [16], the authors focus on minimizing makespan in two stage cross-docking logistics optimization problem. The paper analyzes a system with multiple suppliers and clients, and one warehouse that employs cross-docking which operates multiple inbound vehicles and one outbound vehicle.…”