Cross-Docking Solutions

Use cross-docking in conjunction with efficient warehouse automation systems.

Every business can benefit from savings in time, resources, and money. For some businesses, a properly deployed cross-docking solution can be one of the most effective warehouse automation systems to achieve these goals. Cross-docking speeds up shipments by removing the need for storing your parcels and freight in a warehouse. This adds efficiency. It also saves money. Rather than putting unloaded freight into a warehouse for long-term storage, cross-docking places that freight into an outbound truck/train/plane on the same day it comes in.

The key to making this work is automatic sortation and other warehouse automation system technologies. Parcels are offloaded from a truck or other inbound shipping container. They are quickly sorted at the cross-docking warehouse terminal and reloaded onto an outbound shipping vehicle. Automated systems like those from BlueCrest require little to no human interaction. Computers weigh parcels and scan their labels. The packages are processed and sorted along a conveyor system with chutes that organize everything according to its next destination.

BlueCrest Cross-Docking Solutions

Is a cross-docking solution right for you? There are several points to consider. Would your business benefit from increased warehouse space? Cross-docking eliminates a lot of warehouse storage. Could your company benefit by providing speedier shipment of freight? Cross-docking can help with this as well. Cross-docking decreases the number of times your shipment must be handled. Less material handling yields less damage to shipments. For these reasons alone, it's easy to see why cross-docking is a desirable practice. However, to truly take advantage of the efficiencies offered by this logistics practice, an automated solution is necessary. BlueCrest has the equipment and software to help businesses of all sizes with their cross-docking needs:

Sorting Systems
- The TrueSort^® is an ultra-flexible solution for parcel sorting that provides outstanding throughput rates. Plus, it provides a choice of multiple sorting technologies including the tilt tray, bomb bay, push tray, shoe sorter, and others.
- The VariSort™ is a hybrid sorting solution designed to sort everything from mail, difficult-to-sort flats, and small parcels.
- SortAssist™: A fully featured manual sort solution powered by SortEngine® 360 software. Produces bag level manifests for upload. Includes all the functionalities of a large Parcel Sorter around data IT.
Data Capture
- OneSort^® automated data capture solutions provide all of the automation needed for enhanced parcel processing and management.
- Doubles Detection: The 3-D Vision-based system can “see” the contents (or lack thereof) of a sorter location and communicate the type of exception to the controller.
Flow
- Intelligent Parcel Gapping system was developed to provide an efficient and flexible solution for processing a mixed array of parcels, such as cartons, flats, and polybags, with precision at high throughputs.
- HS Roller Divert is a diverter for parcels, flats, and polybags that moves small parcels from the sortation line quickly.
- Bulk Dumping and Buffering System: Move parcels en masse to the sortation line with a constant, even flow of products.
Print & Apply
- Raptor^™ is a high-performance Print & Apply labeling system that delivers a dramatic improvement in throughput, efficiency, and maintainability.
Software
- SortEngine™ 360: This innovative postal software architecture connects multiple sortation equipment types including letters, flats, mixed mail, and parcels.
- Sabre, SabrePlus: Advanced OCR reject processor significantly reduces first-pass rejects and increases 11-digit barcode assignments.