Cross-Docking Refers to

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.