What Is Cross-Dock andContainer Decanting?
Cross-dock is the practice of transferring products from the incoming shipment to the outgoing shipment with minimal or no warehousing. Cross-dock can be used to sort, consolidate, and otherwise modify inventory from the supplier before it can be sent to the distributor.
This is known as container decanting. Contact us today for a quote if you need cross-dock and container decanting in the UK.
Types of Cross-Dock andContainer Decanting Services
Do you need to modify or sort your inventory en route to your distributors after it leaves your supplier?
At Lemonpath, we offer several types of cross-dock and container decanting services. Keep reading to learn more.
Hub and Spoke Distribution Network
With our hub and spoke services, your goods will be delivered to a centralised location close to their final destinations. Then we will sort them for delivery to individual distributors.
Consolidations
Our consolidation services are for shipments, where the distributor has ordered from multiple suppliers. We’ll consolidate all these orders into a single shipment so they can be delivered to your distributor in bulk.
Deconsolidations
Sometimes, it makes more sense to break down larger orders into several smaller shipments to ensure safe delivery. This is ideal for more congested cities such as London that cannot accommodate larger delivery vehicles.
How Our Cross-Dock andContainer Decanting Services Work
Step 1- Receive Your Goods
Your suppliers will deliver your goods to one of our centrally located warehouses.
Step 2 - Sorting and Consolidating
Once we have your items, we will begin sorting and prepping them for delivery to your distributors.
Step 3- Delivery of Goods
After we sort your inventory, we will load them for delivery and send them to your customers or distributors.