{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cross-dock facility","description":"In active operation, a cross-dock facility receives inbound shipments, unloads them, sorts them by outbound route, and loads them onto departing vehicles – all without conventional warehousing. The facility functions purely as a transshipment and sorting terminal; goods typically dwell for only a few hours. The defining layout features inbound docks on one side and outbound docks on the opposite side, linked by sorting conveyors or transfer lanes. This configuration significantly reduces warehou","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cross-dock-facility-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-18T08:03:09.998373","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cross-dock-facility-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cross-dock facility · In active operation, a cross-dock facility receives inbound shipments, unloads them, sorts them by outbound route, and loads them onto departing vehicles – all without conventional warehousing. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking"}