Places Where Large Shipments of the Same Items Are Broken

question 9

Multiple Choice

Places where large shipments of the same items are broken out and separated to go to separate locations are known as

• A)consolidation warehousing.
• B)cross docking.
• C)break bulk facilities.
• D)hub and spoke system.

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