CROSS DOCKING (WOP-P004)

ColdStar Logistics Private Limited-Warehouse Operations

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SCOPE:
1.1

2.0

This SOP applies to warehouse team/Logistics team, driver/DA for effective cross docking
OBJECTIVE:

2.1

To establish procedure and assign responsibility for effective cross docking

MEASUREMENT:

3.1

Unloading case quantity, Load case Quantity

RESPONSIBILITY:

4.1

DC Manager & Warehouse Team

APPROVING AUTHORITY:

5.1

DC Manager
PROCEDURE:

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0
6.1

Client (or Transport team) shall Communicate the nature of cross docking (Whole or partial)

6.2

Then Warehouse supervisor shall coordinate with logistics executive/client to plan cross
docking

6.3

If unloading of goods require then warehouse crew shall receive and unload the goods as
per SOP and move goods to the cross docking/staging area

6.4

Warehouse executive shall print and attach pallet label as requirement (If applicable)

6.5

Then Warehouse executive shall create GRN and allocate goods in system and generate pick
list (If required) to carry out picking

6.6

Warehouse crew shall then load and dispatch according to the standard procedure

6.7

DEO shall pass dispatch entry in WMS

7.0

DOCUMENTS GENERATED/REFERRED:
7.1

Loading sheet

7.2

Unloading sheet

7.3

Pick list

7.4

GRN

7.5

Clients Invoice/order list

7.6

Dispatch Note

8.0

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR:

8.1

Order picking rate (Man/Hr)

8.2

Loading Efficiency

8.3

Unloading rate

8.4

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CROSS DOCKING (WOP-P004)

ColdStar Logistics Private Limited-Warehouse Operations

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ABBREVIATIONS:
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5

DC: Distribution Centre

FEFO/FIFO: First Expiry First Out/First in First Out
SKU: Stock Keeping Unit
WMS: Warehouse Management System
DEO: Data Entry Operator

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RECORD RETENTION TABLE
Identification
Storage
Inward Register
Register at the
Security gate
Gate Pass
Hard copy at the
security gate
Unloading Report
Hard copy in the
WH-Ops Dept.
GRN
Hard copy in the
WH-Ops
Dept./Soft copy in
WMS
Outward Register
Register at the
Security gate
Loading Report
Hard copy in the
WH-Ops Dept.
Delivery
Hard copy in the
Challan/Despatch
WH-Ops
Note
Dept./Soft copy in
WMS
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REVISION HISTORY:
Date
Rev.
01/08/2014
A

Retention
Minimum Period
year
Minimum Period
year
Minimum Period
year+ Shelf life
Minimum Period
year+ Shelf life

1
1
1
1

Minimum Period 1
year
Minimum Period 1
year+ Shelf life
Minimum Period 1
year+ Shelf life

Protection
Maintained in
secure location
Maintained in
secure location
Maintained in
secure location
Maintained in
secure location

Disposition
Discard as desired

Discard as desired

Discard as desired

Discard as desired

Maintained in a
secure location
Maintained in a
secure location
Maintained in a
secure location

Discard as desired
Discard as desired
Discard as desired

Description of Revision
Initial Release

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