EXAMINATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT POSSIBILITIES OF THE CROSS-DOCKING STRATEGY

Abstract

Cross-docking is used as logistics strategy, where the goods are removed from the incoming vehicles to be forward directly to the outgoing vehicles. Based on the logistics processes are need more attention to minimalize the storage time or completely neglecting it. It can be used by several different companies around the world due to its economic and environmental benefits. Perhaps the most popular example is the two giant companies of American owners, Amazon and Walmart, whose main activity has a major role to play in the success of a well-planned and operated distribution logistics. With its use, the transportation costs can be highly minimized, products from several suppliers can be combined to a single shipment for economy, and lead times are reduced, and inventory costs are improved.