The document outlines the 8-step shipping process to McLane's and Walgreen's: 1. The carrier takes the shipment to its terminal where it is broken out and crossed-docked into trailers heading to specific cities and states. Pallets are cubed and sometimes double-stacked to maximize space. 2. The trailer is taken to the delivery terminal where it is crossed-docked again into a trailer destined for the customer. Pallets are again double-stacked or broken down. 3. The trailer is dropped off and later unloaded, sorted, and segregated by temporary workers or the driver. The customer then receives the items.

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Step-By-Step Process
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Shipping process to Mclane's and Walgreen's
The carrier takes the shipment to his terminal where the shipment is broken out and crossed-docked in to trailers heading to a
specific city and state. Within the trailers, pallets are cubed to get the most utilization. Sometimes pallets are broken down and/or
double-stacked to achieve the desired cube.
The trailer is taking to the delivering terminal where it's crossed-docked again into a trailer destined to our customer
(Mclane's/Walgreen's). Again to achieve maximum utilization, pallets are sometimes broken-down and/or double-stacked.
Depending on the size of the load and the agreement in place wit hour customer, the trailer is dropped and later unloaded sorted &
segregated by lumpers (hired help), or live unloaded, sorted & segregated by the driver or lumbers.
After sorting and segregating by either the driver or lumpers, our customer (Mclane's/Walgreen's) would then receive in the items
into their system notating any shortages, overages or damages.
Orders are pulled identifying what's on each layer until a pallet is completed and marked i.e. A, B, C, etc…
Each pallet marked has a "pallet packing list" indicating the items, the quantity of cases, and number of pallets within the shipment
Each shipment is staged and a carrier is identified for pick-up by placing a cone displaying the carriers name
During pick-up, the carrier is lead to his shipments where he/she PRO'ed, verifies the number pallets and number of cases per
shipment with the aid of the shipping clerk
In-transit
Delivered to Customer-
Pallets are broken down
and sorted & segregated
by lumpers or driver
Received
Customer receives in the
items based on the sorting
and segregating performed
by lumpers or the driver
Warehouse
1st terminal- crossed
docking (pallets doubled
stacked or broken down)
In-transit
2nd terminal- consolidation
and crossed docking
(pallets doubled stacked or
broken down)
By James Thomas (DC Logistics Manager)