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Where returned chilled product goes
26 March 2023
Where returned chilled product goes

With returned chilled product the decision rests on the temperature record more than on the product coming back. Customer and depot returns have different legal bases, and the limits for meat are written as numbers.

Retail operations
How to handle chilled stock during inventory counts
22 March 2023
How to handle chilled stock during inventory counts

Plan the count around time out of storage; start, return, and temperature records make methods comparable.

Retail operations
How to compare display cabinet and cold-store readings
19 March 2023
How to compare display cabinet and cold-store readings

Do not treat the display reading as product temperature. Log case and store separately, keep sensor positions consistent and follow product requirements.

Retail operations
Why a retail cabinet stops cooling: six common causes
15 March 2023
Why a retail cabinet stops cooling: six common causes

In a retail cabinet that seems not to cool, cold is often produced but never reaches the product. Load line, air return, condenser, door, icing and ambient conditions are ruled out in turn.

Retail operations
The vaccine cold chain in primary care
7 March 2023
The vaccine cold chain in primary care

The vaccine fridge is held between +2 and +8 °C and read at least twice a day. One fridge, one thermometer and one named person are enough to run a sound system.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
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
Calculating waste rate: which denominator do you use?
27 February 2023
Calculating waste rate: which denominator do you use?

With the same month and the same write-off record, a different denominator gives a different waste rate. What each denominator shows and how to write the definition.

Retail operations
The cold chain broke in the pharmacy: what now?
25 February 2023
The cold chain broke in the pharmacy: what now?

Whether a product can go back to the wholesaler depends on the record the pharmacy keeps. What the regulation and the good distribution rules ask for as proof, article by article.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
What does postponing an investment cost?
24 February 2023
What does postponing an investment cost?

Estimate the cost of waiting from recorded write-offs, returns, extra work and unmet demand; show unmeasured estimates separately.

Cost and investment
How should you follow a keep refrigerated label?
16 February 2023
How should you follow a keep refrigerated label?

Apply storage instructions by checking the product label, lot details and measurement record together.

Regulations and standards
How a patient should carry a cold chain medicine home
9 February 2023
How a patient should carry a cold chain medicine home

The last step, from pharmacy to home, is not recorded in temperature. Using the Lantus product information, the temperature and time limits for an unopened and an opened pen are set out, along with what to do in a car, on a flight and at a hotel.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
How to define goods-in temperature checks and responsibility
4 February 2023
How to define goods-in temperature checks and responsibility

Define measurement method, records and deviation decisions in the contract and product procedure. Document handover time by lot.

Retail operations
Chilled food at an open market: display and reserve plan
1 February 2023
Chilled food at an open market: display and reserve plan

Plan display quantities and protected reserve stock around product requirements. Pilot the shade, equipment, and measurement routine in real market conditions.

Retail operations
What cold-chain records are needed at a vaccination site?
30 January 2023
What cold-chain records are needed at a vaccination site?

Record vial removal, administration time and product-specific handling. Set the workflow under current programme instructions.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Layout in a pharmacy fridge: what goes where
27 January 2023
Layout in a pharmacy fridge: what goes where

Some zones of a household fridge are not for medicines. Below: why each zone is unstable, how far boxes stand from the walls, and where the sensor goes, in figures.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
Freezer dimensions and kitchen layout
24 January 2023
Freezer dimensions and kitchen layout

Whether a freezer fits depends on its external size, ventilation clearance and door swing, not on internal volume. For a unit beside an oven or other heat source, check its climate class too.

Warehouse and dispatch