- An IXD is an Inbound Cross Dock.
- It is an Amazon warehouse that accepts freight from vendors/sellers and ships product to various fulfillment centers. IXDs do not ship customer orders.
- Formerly referred to as redistribution centers, the inbound cross dock network has been developed by Amazon to streamline the flow of goods into the fulfillment center network.
- These facilities are similar to import distribution centers in that they are used as inventory receiving, break bulk and storage buffers for overseas import containers incoming from foreign vendors.
- After the goods have arrived at the ports, they are received into the IXD facility and held until such time that the fulfillment center needs to be replenished with inventory.
- Merchandise is aggregated into truckloads and then transported to the fulfillment center.
- These facilities are located near major ports to minimize inbound ground transportation expense from the port to the IXD facility.
- These facilities may also be used to store and replenish domestic goods.