Cross-docking

When you use cross-docking, received goods are directly assigned to the shipping process. Cross-docking corresponds to the physical flow of the goods as they are moved directly from the receiving dock to the shipping dock. This prevents superfluous inbound and outbound handling.

Cross-dock orders are used to transfer the inbound goods immediately from receiving location to staging location for issue. Cross-dock order lines are generated only for inbound order lines that have a planned receipt date that matches the planned delivery date of the outbound order line considering the cross-dock lead time between the two dates. The types of cross-docking:

• Static
• Dynamic
• Direct Material Supply

In LN, handling units can be cross-docked if handling units are used in both the inbound and the outbound processes.

• Cross-dock order priority

  LN assigns a priority to the cross-dock orders for an item. This priority indicates the order in which cross-dock order lines must be generated for the cross-dock orders. First, cross-dock order lines are created for cross-dock orders with the highest priority. Next, the cross-dock order lines for cross-dock orders with subsequent priority are generated.

• Cross-dock restrictions

  For cross-docking, you can define restriction rules. LN uses the set of rules included in a restriction definition to determine whether to create cross-dock orders. The rules are checked one after the other. If a valid condition is met, no cross-dock orders will be created. If no rule applies, LN permits the creation of cross-dock orders.