Transportation Cross-Docking

Definition:
Procedure to plan & optimize transportation from source to destination via
intermediate cross-docking locations.
At any intermediate CD location the goods are brought directly from
goods receipt to goods issue without being put away.
Transportation Cross Dock – Sales Order

ERP EWM (1520) EWM (1360)

Create Sales Order(1520)

Create Outb. DLV(1520-PW01) Create Outb. DLV

Determine TCD

Exec. Warehouse
Activities

Adjust DLV in case Post GI and

of changed route(Add/change CD Partner,Route)
submit route

Create Inb. and

Outb. DLV for
Post GR
CD Location
1520- CD1
Exec. Warehouse
Activities

Post GI for Sales Order(1520-CD1)r Post GI

Update Inventory
TCD: Organizational Structure

Plant 1520 Plant 1360

Sloc Sloc
PW01 PW01

Sloc
CD

Warehouse Warehouse
Customer
APP TNP

Flow of Goods
TCD & Routes

 TCD is the result of Route Determination in an outbound delivery order.

This determination changes the Ship-to to a Cross-Dock facility and
marks the original Ship-to as the Final Ship-to.
 Example
 Route 1520_1360 is a linear route from 1520 to 1360
 Route 1360_Cust is a linear route from 1360 to Destination
 Route CD_1360 is a CD route at 1360 linking 1520_1360 & 1360_Cust

CD_1360

1520_1360 1360_Cust
1520 1360 Customer
Transportation CrossDock(Sales Order)

Sales order from Customer

1 1520 determined as shipping Plant

Sale Order

Shipping Plant
Customer
1520

TCD scenario detected

2 Outbound Delivery to 1360

Stock transfer
3 Inbound Delivery to 1360

Cross-Docking Location Final Outbound Delivery

1360 5 to Customer

4 Actual Cross-Docking in 1360