20 December 2023 6:44AM
Do you have temperature-sensitive products, such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and certain chemicals? These require a specialized supply chain known as the ‘cold chain’. It’s designed to maintain the required low-temperature conditions of goods throughout the supply chain, from production to final delivery.
#1 Are you capable of storing my goods?
#2 Do you have temperature monitoring systems in place?
#3 If the temperatures go out of range, how will you handle it?
#4 Apart from temperature, do you regulate and keep an eye on humidity?
#5 What measures do you take to avoid cross-contamination of products?
#6 Can we conduct an audit of your facility?
#7 Do you provide transportation services with temperature control?
#8 When would be a good time to visit your warehouse?
To ensure this, it’s imperative to search for a state-of-the-art temperature-controlled warehouse in Dubai. We’ll unveil below the 9 questions to ask a warehousing provider to help you make the right decision.
#1 Are you capable of storing my goods?
It’s important to know whether the third party logistics (3PL) warehousing provider you intend to partner with can meet the temperature requirement of your products. Thus, the first step is to determine what temperature your goods need to be stored at.
#2 Do you have temperature monitoring systems in place?
It’s critical that your products are stored at the proper temperature. However, it’s even more crucial that those temperatures remain within that range 100% of the time. Therefore, your 3PL partner must have an effective internal monitoring system in place to track temperatures round the clock..
#3 If the temperatures go out of range, how will you handle it?
Even after business hours, your 3PL partner must be able to provide a prompt solution if monitoring indicates that an area is out of range.
#4 Apart from temperature, do you regulate and keep an eye on humidity?
Humidity can have the same level of impact on the quality of pharmaceutical products as temperature. So, work with a company that offers ‘climate-controlled warehousing’, which includes both humidity and temperature control.
#5 What measures do you take to avoid cross-contamination of products?
Foods and pharmaceuticals are examples of temperature-sensitive products that are extremely susceptible to exposure from other goods. Thus, items in the food and medication warehouse must be kept separate from each other. You must understand the steps your 3PL provider will take to avoid cross-contact inside the warehouse.
#6 Can we conduct an audit of your facility?
Even with an impressive audit history, you may still want to have a complete internal audit of the 3PL’s operation to ensure that it can meet your own internal requirements. This can be done by your own team. An excellent 3PL will be happy to do such an audit and will help you at every turn.
#7 Do you provide transportation services with temperature control?
3PL companies in the UAE can manage other aspects of your supply chain while maintaining the proper temperature range for your goods, in addition to temperature-controlled warehousing. Refrigerated transportation is one example of this.
#8 When would be a good time to visit your warehouse?
A traditional site visit will provide you with all the information you require on a temperature-controlled warehouse’s suitability for storing goods. It’s also an excellent chance to evaluate a facility’s sanitation, structural integrity, pest control, security, and ease of access. So, visit your potential warehouse provider at least once before moving forward with a partnership.
Entrust Your Temperature-Controlled Logistics with TFI
At TFI, we offer reliable temperature-controlled logistics solutions that cater to your varying needs. With our Dubai Municipality-approved facility, ISO-9001 certification, in-house team of experts, and advanced technology, we ensure the safe storage and transportation of your temperature-sensitive goods.
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