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Optimizing the Cross-Dock Door Assignment by Applying Mathematical Model

Because of the growing competition on the global market and more complex customers’ requirements logistic companies must constantly improve their operations and create competitive advantages. In a cross-docking facility goods are moved by forklift from incoming truck platforms (strip doors) to temporary holding areas and then to outgoing truck platforms (stack doors) or directly from strip to stack doors. Optimal cross-dock door assignment can improve the performance of the cross-docking facility. The cross-dock door assignment can be optimized by applying linear programming mathematical model. The methodology is outlined on a practical example of an I-shaped cross-dock facility, where the mathematical model was used to minimize the transport distances that forklifts pass within the facility. The optimization of the mathematical model was performed by software tool.

Optimization, cross docking, dock-door assignment, mathematical model

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