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尚辅网 尚辅网 尚辅网 Part III　Practical Readings 尚辅网 Part III　Practical Readings 1. When should central distribution center adopt cross docking? 2. What are the roles of a DC between suppliers and retailers? I. Answer the following questions: The DC can cross dock once replenishment number for the stores is large enough to achieve economies of scale on inbound transportation. Between suppliers and retailers, a DC can play two different roles. One is to store inventory, the other is to serve as a transfer location. 尚辅网 Part III　Practical Readings 3. What can a DC do once replenishment number for the stores is large enough to achieve economies of scale? 4. How to achieve a successful cross docking? What is the benefit of the cross docking? I. Answer the following questions: In this case, the DC can cross dock product arriving from many suppliers on inbound trucks by breaking each inbound shipment into smaller ones identified by stores. The smaller ones are then consolidated and loaded onto trucks that going to each retail store. To achieve a successful cross docking operation requires a significant degree of coordination and collaboration between the incoming and outgoing shipments. Cross docking’s major benefit is to reduce the inventory and accelerate product flows in the supply chain. 尚辅网 Part III　Practical Readings II. Translate the following English to Chinese 1. Between suppliers and retailers, a DC can play two different roles. One is to store inventory, the other is to serve as a transfer location. 2. The smaller ones are then consolidated and loaded onto trucks to go to each retail store. 在供应商和零售商之间，配送中心可以扮演两个不同的角色。一个是储存货物，一个是中转服务站点。 更小的（货物）会被合并装载上车并送达每一个零售商店。 尚辅网 Part III　Practical Readings 3. The DC does not need to hold inventory once replenishment number for the stores are large enough to achieve economies of scale on inbound transportation. 4. When a DC cross docks products, each inbound truck contains product from a supplier for several retail stores, and each o