{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Zone Skipping","description":"Zone skipping reduces per-unit shipping costs and transit times by consolidating parcels or freight bound for the same delivery zone at the shipper's facility or an upstream hub, then moving them in bulk directly to that zone – bypassing intermediate carrier sorting centers entirely. The more network nodes skipped, the lower the handling costs and the shorter the delivery window. High-volume e-commerce shippers, fulfillment operators, and parcel carriers benefit most where shipment density to a ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/zone-skipping","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-26T13:21:06.671828","citation":"https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/logistics-glossary/zone-skipping/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/zone-skipping","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Zone Skipping · Zone skipping reduces per-unit shipping costs and transit times by consolidating parcels or freight bound for the same delivery zone at the shipper's facility or an upstream hub, then moving them in bulk directly to that zone – bypassing intermediate carrier sorting centers entirely. · Quelle: https://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/logistics-glossary/zone-skipping/"}