{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Cross-docking","description":"Distributors and logistics providers use cross-docking to transfer goods directly from inbound to outbound vehicles at a transit terminal, bypassing intermediate storage entirely. Inbound shipments are unloaded, sorted by destination, consolidated where necessary, and typically dispatched the same day. The method removes warehousing and holding costs from the equation and compresses supply chain lead times. It does, however, demand tight operational discipline: inbound and outbound schedules mus","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/cross-docking","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T09:01:00.453069","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/cross-docking","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Cross-docking · Distributors and logistics providers use cross-docking to transfer goods directly from inbound to outbound vehicles at a transit terminal, bypassing intermediate storage entirely. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking"}