CROSS DOCK PROGRAM “OVERVIEW”

CROSS DOCK PROGRAM “OVERVIEW”
What is Cross Dock?
Replenishment Program of processing/receiving purchase
orders
Multiple store orders are consolidated into one
weekly purchase order.
Merchandise is delivered to an Exchange
Distribution Center (DC) and quickly distributed to
the stores.
Only vendors with physical shipping points in the 48
contiguous states are permitted on Cross Dock.
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Cross Dock Goals
Reduce transportation costs
Reduce store workload expenses
Minimize total lead times from order to store sales floor
Reduce inventory
Provide PO full visibility tracking
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Types of Cross Dock
Cross Dock 2 (XDOC) Preferred Method – 95% fill rate by PO
– Supplier picks/packs by line store allocations
– No individual store or PO line minimums
– Supplier repacks by store as necessary in conveyable cartons:
• Minimum: 9x9x4 3#
• Maximum: 36x24x24 70#
– Each case is required to have the barcoded UCC128 shipping label
Cross Dock 3 (XD3) 95% fill rate by PO
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Large bulky items
Supplier picks full case packs/items
No individual store or PO line minimums
Each case is required to have the barcoded UCC128 shipping label
Processing
Cross dock orders are fill/kill
Ship inventory that is on hand involving no multi
shipments/backorders
 Casepack, date extensions or other changes to a Cross
Dock PO are not authorized once it has been transmitted
If a purchase order cannot be filled on time
according to supplier FOB status, it must be canceled in
full & the buying team/TMS team notified so the
replenishment ordering patterns are not skewed
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Common XD Pitfalls
Not notifying the Exchange a PO has been canceled
– The replenishment system will not reorder the
merchandise for at least 21 days if open due-in’s are not
canceled in our system
Ship date changes
– If not shipped by the correct date a non compliance fee
will apply and TMS might not be able to route
FOB Destination vendors comply with the PO 1st destination
date
FOB Origin vendors comply with the PO requested ship date
Holding a PO while awaiting backorders to arrive
– The PO will go into pending status and will not be allowed
to route (Backorders are not allowed in Cross Dock)
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Common XD Pitfalls (continued)
Advance Shipment Notice (1 ASN per PO with 1 ship date)
Must be transmitted as soon as the carrier picks up
Deviations result in vendor non-compliance
assessments
Crossdock POs may only have 1 shipping point.
POs closeout after initial receipts
Deviations result in vendor non-compliance
assessments
Crossdock cases must each have the required UCC128 shipping
labels Deviations result in vendor non-compliance
assessments
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Questions?
Contact:
zzHQ Crossdock@aafes.com