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How to document the frozen-dough handoff
30 April 2023
How to document the frozen-dough handoff

Link product conditions, logger data and bakery freezer readiness to the handoff; preserve the batch history if there is a deviation.

Food quality and shelf life
What shortens the shelf life of fresh mushrooms
27 April 2023
What shortens the shelf life of fresh mushrooms

Mushrooms that keep 7-9 days at 0-1 °C and 95% humidity last only 3-5 days at 2 °C. How temperature, humidity, bruising and neighbouring produce cut shelf life.

Food quality and shelf life
How does honey crystallisation affect a quality decision?
3 April 2023
How does honey crystallisation affect a quality decision?

Do not treat crystals alone as proof of spoilage or quality. Compare batch requirements, measurements, and any heating record with the buyer specification.

Food quality and shelf life
Can solar panels power a cold store?
24 March 2023
Can solar panels power a cold store?

Start with the store's hourly load profile, then compare site-specific generation and backup proposals.

Cost and investment
Container loading: palletised or floor-loaded?
23 March 2023
Container loading: palletised or floor-loaded?

Floor loading fits more product, palletised loading unloads faster. The decision sits between the volume gained and the handling time lost.

Warehouse and dispatch
Calculating pallet placement in a container
11 March 2023
Calculating pallet placement in a container

Compare example layouts with 8, 7 and 11 pallet positions, and check usable floor space and the remaining mass allowance in the same calculation.

Warehouse and dispatch
What to check when loading product that is not pre-cooled
10 March 2023
What to check when loading product that is not pre-cooled

A refrigeration unit cooling the air does not show that product core is at target. Base the loading decision on product readings and shipment requirements.

Warehouse and dispatch
How to qualify a mushroom spawn or compost shipment
8 March 2023
How to qualify a mushroom spawn or compost shipment

Record lot, production stage and supplier instructions. Agree measurement points and stacking with the supplier, then trial the route.

Warehouse and dispatch
How to manage deliveries when a store has no cold room
6 March 2023
How to manage deliveries when a store has no cold room

Measure product waiting time and conditions from receipt to shelf. Plan delivery, shelf readiness, and backup equipment around product requirements.

Retail operations
Why tahini separates and what happens to halva
4 March 2023
Why tahini separates and what happens to halva

The complaint arrives as "spoiled", but what has usually happened is oil separation. Storage temperature drives it, and so do swings in that temperature.

Food quality and shelf life
Euro pallet and container dimensions
21 February 2023
Euro pallet and container dimensions

A Euro pallet is 800 × 1200 mm and 144 mm high. In a container, what decides the fit is how it divides into the internal width and whether the loaded unit passes the door.

Warehouse and dispatch
How to pause acceptance when a medicine delivery deviates
19 February 2023
How to pause acceptance when a medicine delivery deviates

For missing records, damage, or alarms, hold the delivery apart from usable stock and seek an authorised quality decision.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Order in rim and wheel storage: what does the EWPS system change?
13 February 2023
Order in rim and wheel storage: what does the EWPS system change?

A stack of rims on a flat pallet is unstable. EWPS turns it into a self-securing load unit with a base pallet, plastic tiers and a top frame.

Warehouse and dispatch
Plan campus meal deliveries around peak periods
12 February 2023
Plan campus meal deliveries around peak periods

Record portions, vehicle load, receiving slot and actual dwell by meal period.

Food quality and shelf life
Cold room or portable cold? Decide from the flow
7 February 2023
Cold room or portable cold? Decide from the flow

A room holds stock; portable containers protect it on a route or at a loading bay. Use receipt, dwell and trip records to size the need.

Warehouse and dispatch
How many pallets fit in a container?
5 February 2023
How many pallets fit in a container?

For a quick capacity answer, separate dry 20/40, reefer and palletwide units; check dimensions, footprint, height, weight and restraint together.

Warehouse and dispatch