Cross-Docking

Company officials said that moving into Virginia gives Pyle the opportunity to offer direct trucking and warehousing services to key points along the Eastern Seaboard supply chain, while acquiring direct service to and from the ports of Virginia connecting key metropolitan areas like Washington D.C. and Baltimore.

A comprehensive management program must be included in any business system to eliminate waste and inefficiencies that can occur at this level of operation.

The company said that this new 266,585 square-foot facility is comprised of a less-than-truckload (LTL) cross-dock, full-service fleet maintenance garage, office, and warehouse space. And it added that in order to meet surges in shipping and COVID-19-driven e-commerce demand, the company has filed permitting for a 100,000 square-foot warehouse.

Researchers at MIT’s Center for Transportation and Logistics worked with a freight services company that specializes in last-mile deliveries of large parcels to address this challenge.

In today’s marketplace, speed and agility are the name of the game. Now, more than ever, manufacturers, retailers and ecommerce companies must move products through the supply chain quickly, efficiently and cost effectively in order to remain competitive.

With a complete understanding of the problem this Chemical Pool Company was facing with its seasonal business, PITT OHIO was able to develop a reliable, comprehensive cross-dock solution.

Today's marketplace is moving faster than ever, and companies are challenged to distribute their products more quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively; cross-docking can be a useful tool to help keep pace with customer demand.

This report explores the most common practices, biggest challenges, and emerging trends in cross-docking nationwide and examines changes in cross-docking practices within the last three years.

The greatest cost savings were achieved from the consolidation of goods at the cross-dock facility, but the cross-dock expansion led to reduced distribution costs throughout Energizer Holdings’ supply chain.

Effective cross-docking requires real-time visibility of goods as they are received, staged, loaded and distributed to their final destination.

Faster delivery expectations eliminate the “luxury” of warehousing and increase emphasis on the “perfect order”

FORTE developed a new pick-by-wave system with an automated print and apply station. A new U-shaped induct conveyor moves the cartons through a scanner and down one of three divert lanes directly into a truck.

Global third-party logistics (3PL) services provider CEVA is continuing to increase its presence in the United States. The company announced this week it has relocated its cross-dock operations to a new facility in Otay Mesa, California, which is less than three miles from its previous location.