This paper addresses a scheduling problem of inbound and outbound trailers in a cross-
docking system according to just-in-time approach. In the cross-docking system …

Cross-docking is an approach in inventory management which can reduce inventories, lead
times and customer response time. In this strategy, products and shipments are unloaded …

In this paper, a scheduling problem of minimizing the total of the earliness, tardiness and the
number of preemption for the outbound trucks on a cross-dock system is considered. This …

In this paper, a truck scheduling problem is investigated at a two-touch cross-docking center
with due dates for outbound trucks as a hard constraint. The objective is to minimize the total …

Cross-docking is a logistics strategy for direct distribution of products from a supplier or
manufacturing plant to a customer or retail outlet with little or no handling and storage time …

The importance and applicability of cross-docking systems have grown rapidly in recent
years. As these systems play a key role, particularly, in distribution networks, the launch of …

Cross-docking is a distribution system where products arriving at the warehouse (distribution
centre) are organised, loaded and shipped for delivery to customers without storage and …

This paper deals with a scheduling problem of inbound and outbound trucks shipping
incoming and outgoing product items into/out of a cross-docking system. We consider an …

Using cross-docking system is a new strategy to improve responding time to customers with
transferring items directly from receiving trucks to shipping trucks without being held in …

Recently, crossdocking techniques have been successfully applied in responsive supply
chain management. However, most researches focused on physical layout of a crossdock …