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What is Cross Docking?

Cross docking is a logistics service that involves transferring incoming goods directly to outbound vehicles without intermediate storage. This helps to reduce handling time and streamline the supply chain. It is often used for perishable goods or products with a short shelf life , and can also help to reduce costs by eliminating the need for intermediate storage and handling.

Step one: Enable Cross-Dock Shipping

1. Go to Setup and select Settings.

2. Click on Ship Via Options from the Inventory group of settings.

3. Select Enable Cross-Dock Shipping.

4. Select the Default Ship Via.

5. Optional: Enable Receive and Ship in One Scan to process receiving and shipping with one scan of the label.

6. Click on Save.

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Step two: Set Financial Settings

To have accurate costs calculated automatically by the system, you must set up the shipping rates from the financial settings. Depending on the type of company, the setup will vary.

Single Location Company Setup

To set the handling costs for Cross-Dock shipments, do the following instructions:

1. Go to Setup and select Settings.

2. Click on Financial Settings in the Company Setup group of settings.

3. Click the AWB Freight / Handling tab.

4. Click on Set Rates from the Actions column.

5. Enter the costs for each port in the Handling / FBE Via Warehouse column.

6. Enter the costs for each port in the Handling / FBE Via Cross-Dock column.

7. Click on Save.

Multi-Location Company Setup

To set the handling costs for Cross-Dock shipments, do the following instructions:

1. Go to Setup and select Locations.

2. Click on Edit in the Location you are setting up.

3. Click the AWB Freight / Handling tab.

4. Click on Set Rates from the Actions column.

5. Enter the costs for each port in the Handling / FBE Via Warehouse column.

6. Enter the costs for each port in the Handling / FBE Via Cross-Dock column.

7. Click on Save.

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Step three: Set up Labels

You can customize labels for cross-dock shipments to hide show customer information when your Grower prints the labels for Cross-Dock orders. This can help you prevent the Grower from contacting the Customer directly for sales.

You must customize the labels for each Vendor. To customize the information on the label, do To include customer information on cross-dock labels, you must set it up for each vendor doing the following instructions:

1. Go to Setup and select Vendors.

2. Search the Vendor you are modifying.

3. Click on the button in the Actions column.

4. Select Edit.

5. Click on the Options tab.

6. Click on the checkbox of See Show Customer information on Cross-Docking labels.

7. Click on Save.

The Customer information will be included in the Vendor’s shipping label for cross-dock orders.

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