Factors Influencing The Use of Retail Crossdocks
- Cross-docking is dependent on continuous communication between suppliers, distribution centers, and all points of sale.
- Customer and supplier geography—particularly when a single corporate customer has many multiple branches or using points
- Freight costs for the commodities being transported
- Cost of inventory in transit
- Complexity of loads
- Handling methods
- Logistics software integration between supplier(s), vendor, and shipper
- Tracking of inventory in transit
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