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1. A cross-dock management system comprising:
a cross-dock having a plurality of doors for accommodating trailers, wherein the cross-dock comprises a plurality of separated spaces arranged in a grid pattern comprising at least three rows and at least three columns; a plurality of doors at opposing ends of the cross-dock for receiving inbound trailers and outbound trailers; a plurality of movable platforms arranged on the cross-dock in the separated spaces, wherein an area of the movable platforms is substantially the same as an area of the separated spaces; a plurality of cargo arranged on at least one of the movable platforms, wherein the cargo, the movable platforms, and the spaces are assigned at least one unique identifier; at least one conveyance vehicle for moving the cargo and the movable platforms, wherein the at least one conveyance vehicle comprises a reader for reading the unique identifiers; a local database for storing received manifest data; and an initial setup optimization server for determining a plurality of ordered move instructions for moving the cargo and the movable platforms on the cross-dock based upon the manifest data, wherein the ordered move instructions are stored in an instructions database, wherein the ordered move instructions are performed by the at least one conveyance vehicle, and wherein, the reader is utilized to verify that each ordered move instruction is performed correctly. |
