The practice that involves unloading products from suppliers, sorting products for individual stores, and quickly reloading products on trucks that will deliver the products to specific stores is referred to as
A) just-in-time (JIT) delivery.
B) intermodal distribution.
C) immediate response system (ERS).
D) piggy-backing.
E) cross-docking.

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Cross-docking is a logistics practice where products from suppliers are directly unloaded, sorted, and reloaded onto outbound trucks for delivery to specific destinations, minimizing storage time.

The Practice That Involves Unloading Products from Suppliers, Sorting Products