Describe item arrival journals and cross-docking
Arrival journal
Arrival journals are a way to register the receipt of items from purchase orders. An item arrival journal can be created as part of arrival management from the Arrival overview page, or you can manually create a journal entry from the Item arrival page.
The Arrival overview page can help the warehouse manager and warehouse workers achieve an overview of expected work that must be done as part of an inbound process. With the inbound process of receiving goods, cross-docking is an advanced warehouse management planning process that manages the movement of inventory from production to an outbound location.
Cross-docking
Cross-docking is a warehouse process where the inventory quantity that is required for an order is directed from receipt or creation to the correct outbound dock or staging area. All remaining inventory from the inbound source is directed to the correct storage location through the regular put-away process.
Cross-docking is relevant for manufacturers who produce high volume and want to ship the finished products as soon as they're reported as finished from the production lines.