The technique of cross-docking, which consists in unloading trucks, sorting the items they
contain and reloading them directly into outbound trucks in order to minimize temporary …

Cross-docking is a distribution strategy that enables the consolidation of less-than-truckload
shipments into full truckloads without long-term storage. Due to the absence of a storage …

The location and routing scheduling problems with cross-docking can be regarded as new
research directions for distribution networks in the supply chain. The aims of these problems …

In this paper, a truck scheduling problem at a cross-docking center is investigated where
inbound trucks are also used as outbound. Moreover, inbound trucks do not need to unload …

The extended international development of the automotive industry has been supported in a
part by crossdocking platforms set up between distant manufacturing plants and nearby first …

Nowadays cross-docking operations play a significant role in the cold-chain logistics. This
paper addresses the cold-chain cross-docking truck scheduling problem where two types of …

Nowadays, with the economical worldwide developments, logistics have turned out to be a
substantial issue and has its own specific importance with certain position. Hence, both …

Abstract Vehicle Routing Problems (VRPs) in distribution centers with cross-docking
operations are more complex than the traditional ones. This paper attempts to address the …

The problem considered in this paper is how to schedule inbound and outbound trucks
subject to time windows at a multidoor cross-dock. Dock doors can either be dedicated to …

In today's competitive world, it is unavoidable to provide a new efficient approach in the
cycle of production and supplying. The problem of designing a supply chain network is …