A standardized receiving process is important to ensure that all materials are correctly received and put away and that receiving documents are handled correctly. If stock receipts are not processed daily, it could contribute to inventory problems including negative on-hand quantities or missing inventory.
The cross docking process occurs when material received at your dock can fulfill an outgoing order at your receiving branch or at another branch; and instead of receiving the material, stocking it on your shelves, and then picking it for the outgoing orders, you immediately transfer the material from the receiving dock to the shipping dock holding the outgoing orders.
Use the following areas to learn more about receiving and cross docking:
Click here for a printable version of the Receiving and Cross Docking documentation.