Cross docking helps eliminate inventory costs and reduce transportation costs

Through our cross docking service, also called transloading, JDF receives product from multiple inbound loads and consolidates the product into a single outbound shipment, without placing the product into inventory. OUr cross docking service essentially eliminates the putaway, storage and order picking tasks by immediately staging the product for shipment. This enables you to:

• Reduce inventory and related carrying costs as product bypasses storage and moves quickly to the end customer
• Increase turns
• Improve customer service through faster cycle times
• Reduce storage and warehouse labor costs
• Reduce transportation costs by consolidating into lower cost truckload shipments

Example

• For a building supply company, JDF Distribution receives goods corresponding to multiple orders going to Home Depot stores in the Dallas/Ft Worth area. Goods remain in the staging area as we call stores to arrange delivery appointments and build efficient delivery routes based on store locations.

Contact us for more information on how our cross-dock warehousing service capability can reduce your distribution costs and improve service to your customers.