Discover the benefits of cross docking in lean manufacturing! In this video, we break down the cross docking process, its advantages, and how it can revolutionize your supply chain management.
Boost efficiency and reduce costs with this proven lean strategy.
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▶ What is Cross Docking?
Simply put, it's a facility that sorts and recombines a variety of inbound items from many suppliers for outbound shipment to many customers, such as assembly plants, distributors, or retailers.
▶ Let's take an example.
Imagine a manufacturer who has many plants and wants to efficiently gather materials from many suppliers.
When a truck loaded with pallets of goods from suppliers arrives on one side of the dock, the pallets are immediately unloaded and taken to several shipping lanes for loading onto outbound trucks bound for different facilities.
It's important to note that a cross-dock is not a warehouse because it does not store goods.
Instead, goods are usually unloaded from inbound vehicles and moved to shipping lanes for outbound vehicles in one step.
This is what makes it so efficient.
If outbound vehicles leave frequently, it may be possible to clear the floor of the cross-dock every 24 hours.
This means that there's no time wasted on storage and the goods are always in motion.
▶ Conclusions
To sum it up, Cross Docking is an efficient way to move goods from suppliers to customers without wasting time on storage.
It's an important concept to know in Lean Manufacturing and can help make your manufacturing processes more streamlined.
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