Cross-Docking Operations: Current Research versus Industry Practice

Document Type : Research/ Original/ Regular Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Candidate of Industrial Engineering, Manager of Amad (Supply Chain) Research Group, Logistics Studies & Research Center, University of Imam hossein (PBHU), Corresponding Author

2 The expert of the committee is readyBachelor of Logistics Engineering and Supply Chain, Logistics Studies & Research Center, University of Imam hossein (PBHU),

Abstract

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 storage, has attracted researchers' attention in the past few years. The number of articles on the subject has been growing very fast, but largely detached from industry practice. In order to see whether the current state of-the-art matches the industry practice, we propose a common framework that helps comparing the literature review regarding cross-docking operations with on-field observations and platform managers' interviews. Analyzing the gaps between the state-of-the-art and the industry practice helps drawing future research directions, in relation to industrial needs.

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  • Receive Date: 26 September 2017
  • Revise Date: 29 November 2019
  • Accept Date: 29 November 2017
  • Publish Date: 22 November 2017

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