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Holistic approach of optimising cross-docking in supply chain

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  • Jyoti Mishra

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An initiative took in 1930s by the US trucking industries, cross-docking. The aim behind the initiative was to have lower inventory levels and optimised lead times by having an unbroken flow of product/material from the supplier to the end-customer. In order to have the seamless flow one must ensure that the operations are synchronising. Hence the optimisation of the overall supply chain to be more efficient in terms of lead time and cost, requires an interconnected and explicable connection of all the factors that has to be taken into consideration. The study conducted takes a real time model as an example and illustrates how cross-docking can be managed more holistically to synchronise cross-docking operations at the distribution centre with its inbound and outbound network logistics.

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  • Jyoti Mishra, 2021. "Holistic approach of optimising cross-docking in supply chain," International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(3), pages 332-366.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijpmbe:v:11:y:2021:i:3:p:332-366
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