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DHL-GF launches new perishables cool centre at Amsterdam's Schiphol
DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING has opened a EUR1 million (US$1.12 million) 1,000-square metre "Life Science Competence Centres" as a hub for processing, transfer and storage of temperature-sensitive commodities at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.
Like DHL competence centres elsewhere, the Schiphol unit has two separate areas to accommodate the specific temperature requirements, said a company statement.
Both ULDs (unit load devices) and pallets enter the facility through a temperature-regulated loading area before moving into one of two highly-controlled areas of the warehouse.
Pharmaceutical products requiring constant, near-freezing temperatures are handled in a section of the warehouse that maintains a constant temperature, between two and eight degrees Celsius.
Temperatures in the second section of centre, in turn, are maintained between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius. Both sections of the warehouse are equipped with temperature and humidity sensors that are actively monitored by the facility's logistics specialists, and emit an alarm at the onset of abnormal temperature conditions.
The new facility also enables end-to-end tracking and temperature visibility through DHL's "Life Track" IT system.
ULDs and pallets moving through the facility come pre-tagged with RFID chips, which automatically upload real-time temperature and geographical data as they move throughout different links along the supply chain.
The life sciences and healthcare industry is regulated by increasingly stricter compliance requirements that stretch beyond the historic boundaries, said DHL-GF life sciences chief Nigel Wing.
"At the same time, dealing with increasingly sensitive pharmaceutical products, often of high value, that have specific handling and temperature tolerances brings new complexity to the supply chain," he said.
Like DHL competence centres elsewhere, the Schiphol unit has two separate areas to accommodate the specific temperature requirements, said a company statement.
Both ULDs (unit load devices) and pallets enter the facility through a temperature-regulated loading area before moving into one of two highly-controlled areas of the warehouse.
Pharmaceutical products requiring constant, near-freezing temperatures are handled in a section of the warehouse that maintains a constant temperature, between two and eight degrees Celsius.
Temperatures in the second section of centre, in turn, are maintained between 15 and 25 degrees Celsius. Both sections of the warehouse are equipped with temperature and humidity sensors that are actively monitored by the facility's logistics specialists, and emit an alarm at the onset of abnormal temperature conditions.
The new facility also enables end-to-end tracking and temperature visibility through DHL's "Life Track" IT system.
ULDs and pallets moving through the facility come pre-tagged with RFID chips, which automatically upload real-time temperature and geographical data as they move throughout different links along the supply chain.
The life sciences and healthcare industry is regulated by increasingly stricter compliance requirements that stretch beyond the historic boundaries, said DHL-GF life sciences chief Nigel Wing.
"At the same time, dealing with increasingly sensitive pharmaceutical products, often of high value, that have specific handling and temperature tolerances brings new complexity to the supply chain," he said.
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