The advent of technology and competition in the field of distribution, all suppliers are looking for solutions to reduce costs and quickly send products to customers in order to stay in this competitive market. Cross docks can act as an intermediate node in the logistic network and serve the interests of suppliers by reducing costs and delivering products to customers in a timely manner. Cross docks can be used as a logistic strategy if they could perform loading and unloading operations of trucks as soon as possible. Accordingly, appropriate sequencing and scheduling of trucks have been considered by researchers in the last few decades.
