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Quality Management Important for Warehouse Space

Logistics Business Magazine

Contrary to popular opinion the Standard is anything but a box-ticking exercise, especially in its 2015 reiteration. Of course, any reputable company has processes and procedures designed to assure quality performance. Two significant milestones were reached by Bis Henderson Space towards the end of last year.

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NHS Supply Chain: Food Appoints New Distribution Partner

Logistics Business Magazine

NHS Supply Chain: Food, the organisation responsible for the sourcing and supply of food for NHS trusts across England, has appointed Bidfood as its new distribution partner for the multi-temperature framework. Ordering with the new multi-temperature food distribution partner is due to commence in Spring 2020. ” it said.

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Save on Ecommerce Shipping with These Weight Workarounds

Ship Monk

If a package is large but lightweight, and the carrier were to charge by weight alone (like they all did prior to 2015), they would lose money. Of course, if your product, sans packaging, is already above the weight limit there’s not much you can do to make it lighter. You’ll have to explore one of the other cost-cutting methods.

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Preventing Cross Contact at Food and Pharmaceutical Storage Facilities

Kanban Logistics

exposure of one product to another) is therefore paramount at food and pharmaceutical warehouses and distribution centers. Training should be updated with regular refresher courses and meetings. The prevention of cross contact (i.e., Designation of facility sections. We also go several steps further.

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WFP offers a lifeline to displaced families in northwest Pakistan

World Food Programme Logistics

When law-and-order operations in her own region forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee in 2015, she made it to the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Photo: WFP/Photolibrary The needs are many for Khaish and her family and food, of course, comes first. Temperature checks are mandatory.

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Fresh fish supply chain ‘revolutionised’ by robotics

Logistics Business Magazine

Blazing a trail for other food sectors to follow, Samey Robotics has revolutionised the fresh fish supply chain, with distribution handled by automated centres supported by robotics. During this time, the company has built a reputation for delivering robust robotic systems that promote the safe, efficient and fast handling of fresh fish.

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An App for Food Transparency

UL EHS- Sustainability

Of course, the whole thing is data rich, giving brands crucial information about their customers at point of consumption. The Internet of Things platform integrated in the Almond Distributed Ledger Technology allows the company to digitise products and create a detailed profile for every unique item.