Indonesia Transport Supply Chain &

Logistics (ITSCL) 2015

“Creating Value & Competitive Advantage
Through Distribution Freshness”

By
Dr. Rodney Wee PhD.
CEO
Asia Cold Chain Centre
Asia Cold Chain Centre
Activities include…..
Cold Chain Management
SCM for Perishables
Greening Value-added Supply
Chains for Agri-business
Sourcing (incl. Food Security)
Contract Farming
Risk Management
R&D
On-Site Trials
Training & Education
Project Management

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 Fine-tuning Fresh Produce Supply Chains
Asia…………..
• Distance & complicated routing
• Different Modes of Transport and parties involved
• Aged and/or limited Infrastructure
• Customary and traditional mindsets and approaches
• Rival states, provinces & districts
• Packaging, Tracking & Inventory control
• Geographical / Topographical
• Industry Practices (Traditional vs. New concepts)

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At Harvest Fresh Produce Supply Chain Flows
• Preparation (pre and timing)
• Methodology Collection
(cut, pick & pack) • Preparation
• Transfer to pack house (Timing, equipment selection)
• Cooling Systems • Handling and transport
• Packing and packaging • Route Selection
• Staging & Storage

Management
• Preplanning Arrival (Processing / Distribution Hub)
(Documentation, Instructions) • Preplanned operations (IQC, etc)
• Cargo Mix • Timing (productivity)
• Transit monitoring • Handling and Staging
• Pre-arrival Advice • Cross-Docking

Temperature, Humidity, Gases, Handling,

Storage/ Staging and Transportation

Retail
• Transfer to display
• Temperature settings and monitoring
• Display packaging
• Convenience

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Understanding Your Fresh Produce Supply Chains
 Quantity of Products in each Lot Size

 Response Time “tolerance” of each customer

 Variety of Products Needed

 Service Levels Needed

 Desired Rate of Innovation

 Food Safety Concerns

 Seasonal Cultivars

 Harvest to point-of-sale (Time - Utility Dimension)

 Decision-Making Process

Information
Forecasting and Planning

Coordinating and Monitoring Activities

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 E-Commerce for Fresh Produce
“Extension’ of Supermarket Operations
Optimising Existing Infrastructure
 Distribution Networks (Own and contracted Transport & Logistics)
 Trained staff (Food Safety, Good handling Practices)
 Existing management & organisational “systems”
 Established Supply Chains and “Cold / Cool’ Chains
 Established Supplier/Grower/Producer network

Extending the “physical shopping experience” to online platforms / portals

 Pictures, origin of produce / food
 Promotions (seasonal, holiday specials, etc)
 Every Day Low Price (EDLP) items
 Specialty items (organic, live produce, etc)

Sea Bass Singapore

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Air Freight Issues

•Ice Calculator
•On Tarmac Time
•Transit-time
•Produce Stress
•Airport Facilities
•“Hub” Connections

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Traceability and Monitoring

 Data Loggers,
 Barcoding & RFID
 Apps and Smart devices
 Cloud computing

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 Active(BT), Nano(NT), RFID PKG(IT)

Intelligent packaging

Active packaging Emerging Smart packaging

Performs a function beyond technologies Provides some form of
the point at which its external data
contents were packaged • Nanotechnology Packaging

Diagnostic technologies
Communicating
(Indicator) Special function
technologies
• Scavengers (Absorber) • TTIs • Convenience
• RFID
i.e. oxygen, carbon dioxide, • Thermochromic inks • Universal
• EAS
ethylene, off flavor, amine, • Doneness indicators • Etc.
• EMID
• Emitters • Fresh indicators
humidity regulator, carbon dioxide • Moisture indicators
Ethanol, organic acid, surphur • Alcohol indicators
dioxide • Gas indicators
• Physical damage
indicators

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 Active Packaging

Absorber Packaging Materials

(Compound)

Absorber
(Scavenger)
Carbon Odor
Oxygen Ethylene
dioxide Acetaldehyde
Scavenger Absorber
Scavenger Absorber

Into Packaging
As Packaging materials
(films) Sachet, Strip, Cap

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 It’s Fresh! ….filters the air to absorb and lock away
ethylene...

 100 times more effective than any other known substance in absorbing ethylene
 Developed over 6 years in conjunction with world leader in advanced materials technology
 Food grade, water resistant breathable membrane - sustainable, non-invasive and simple to use
 Works in all environments and has great synergies with Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) and CA
 Proven by world class leading scientific organisations
 Used in Supermarket Supply Chains

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 Training and Education of All Parties in The Supply Chain

Best long-term storage

temperatures may be
slightly different

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 Product Characteristics and Pro-Active Actions
• Perishability – level of sensitivity to change
• Preventive practices and actions
• Food Chain Network – planning, execution and flexibility
• Proficiency of stakeholders in the chain
• Continuous sensitive cargo (product) training
• Accountability and responsibility especially at onsite (ground) level
• Constant communication of shipment conditions
• “Disaster” planning – partners’ contingency plans
• Adapting tested and validated complex supply chains & distribution networks.

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