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How to monitor chilled handoffs with a subcontracted courier
15 August 2024
How to monitor chilled handoffs with a subcontracted courier

Align service scope, equipment, delivery evidence and exception handling in contract and operating records.

Supply relationships
How to calculate the weight of a load with cooling plates
1 August 2024
How to calculate the weight of a load with cooling plates

Weigh product, packaging, plates and container separately; check usable dimensions and load distribution in the real packout.

Containers and equipment
How many plates, how many stops: sizing plates for a store round
21 July 2024
How many plates, how many stops: sizing plates for a store round

Plate count follows the length of the round and the number of lid openings, not the volume of the container.

Eutectics and insulation
The container that fits the lift: where 797 mm becomes the limit
13 July 2024
The container that fits the lift: where 797 mm becomes the limit

In a multi-storey building the lift door comes before the volume. On pallet-based TBX models a width of 797 mm and a height of 1784-2134 mm are compared with the clear door opening.

Containers and equipment
Assess long store routes using plate test data
10 July 2024
Assess long store routes using plate test data

Do not guess route duration: record final delivery, dwell and product readings, then compare with the model test.

Transport and routing
Plan doorstep delivery in the rain
9 July 2024
Plan doorstep delivery in the rain

Check wet-floor, packaging, load and driver conditions to define a workable delivery step.

Single-use packaging
Store rounds during a heatwave
7 July 2024
Store rounds during a heatwave

Reassess summer routes using product readings, vehicle exposure and store receiving conditions.

Transport and routing
Carrying chocolate through the summer
21 June 2024
Carrying chocolate through the summer

Chocolate has a limit at both ends: it melts in heat and blooms in damp or swinging temperatures. In summer the aim is a steady temperature, not a frozen product.

Food quality and shelf life
Lot tracking for yeast and dough deliveries
20 June 2024
Lot tracking for yeast and dough deliveries

Link product type to mixing, packing, route and branch processing times.

Food quality and shelf life
Track cold-product handovers on pharmacy rounds
19 June 2024
Track cold-product handovers on pharmacy rounds

Link product lot, stop sequence, container openings and pharmacy receipt in one route record.

Pharmaceutical cold chain
How to test cold delivery by cargo bike
11 June 2024
How to test cold delivery by cargo bike

Set carrying capacity from the actual bike and box ratings. On a route trial, monitor product conditions, cooling packout and stops.

Transport and routing
Measure hand-trolley deliveries in pedestrian zones
10 June 2024
Measure hand-trolley deliveries in pedestrian zones

Log vehicle-to-door time, loads and empty returns. Trial the container and trolley on the real route, including paving, thresholds and delivery windows.

Transport and routing
How to verify cooling behaviour during charging stops
5 June 2024
How to verify cooling behaviour during charging stops

Cooling during charging depends on the vehicle and unit. Track interruptions, power source and product temperature on one timeline.

Fleet and refrigeration units
Build a cold chain risk map from field data
29 May 2024
Build a cold chain risk map from field data

Record duration, controls, measurements and product outcomes at each handoff to set evidence-based improvement priorities.

Risk and emergencies
Locate where an excursion begins along the route
18 May 2024
Locate where an excursion begins along the route

Align clocks, mark route events and narrow the excursion interval by sensor location.

Measurement and traceability
Assess traffic delays using route records
13 May 2024
Assess traffic delays using route records

Track actual stop time, load and plate conditions together; validate any delay allowance with product records.

Transport and routing