Freight forwarders and logistics operators run cross-dock warehouses as transshipment nodes where inbound consolidated loads are broken down, sorted immediately by consignee or destination region, and loaded onto outbound vehicles – no racking, no inventory management, minimal dwell time.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-docking
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