The term, cross-docking, is a logistical technique in which goods are taken from the original mode of transport such as trucks, ships, and airplanes, then immediately loaded back onto another mode of transport to reach their final destination.
Sometimes, there are products that are managed in the warehouses but the aim is to transport the goods with the least amount of storage and handling possible.
And for many businesses, cross-docking makes their warehousing and distribution a lot easier and efficient.
Previously, businesses had to rely on several suppliers to deliver each product to their retail location or warehouses, however, with the implementation of cross-docking, the goods are taken to the central location instead.
Then, at the distribution center, they receive the products, sort them, and ship them wherever they need to go.
This gives them much more control over which locations need to get which products.