When you come into the logistics industry, the two terms that you will come across for storage purposes are cross-docking services and warehousing services. But are these two the same? Cross-docking and traditional warehousing may be interconnected, but they are fundamentally different processes. Despite being often pitted against one another for varying reasons, the truth is that each practice enables different styles of inventory management. The purpose of this blog is to examine cross-docking and how it differs from traditional warehouse practices. Hence, keep reading this blog until the end if it is something that interests you. Let’s begin: All about Traditional Warehousing In its simplest form, a warehouse is a large structure used for storing goods. Understanding traditional warehouses is relatively straightforward. Transport of physical goods to a warehouse by truck or rail, where they are stored on pallets or racks, is part of the logistics process. Whenever these goods...