Cross-Docking Refers to

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Multiple Choice

Cross-docking refers to

• A)the practice of organizing the cost-effective flow of raw materials, in-process inventory, finished goods, and related information from point of origin to point of consumption to satisfy customer requirement.
• B)the practice of storing finished goods in the same trucks from which they will be dispensed and sold to consumers.
• C)using large cargo containers that will be unloaded from trucks to barges and back to trucks for final transport and delivery.
• D)the practice of unloading products from suppliers, sorting products for individual stores, and quickly reloading products on trucks, which will deliver the products to specific stores.
• E)the practice of transporting retail goods from a centralized warehouse to the loading docks of regionally located satellite warehouses.

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