4.2. RealTime Crossdocking Scheduling and Admission Control
Uncertainty is common in crossdocking systems. Trucks may not arrive in time, container processing could be late or earlier than planned, and resources could be out of operations etc. In crossdocking, containers (trucks) will be admitted to a sorting area dynamically based on actual arrivals and progress of crossdocking operations. A crossdocking system must adapt to dynamic changes, other-wise crossdocking cannot be realized effectively.