ATP’s expertise reflects a clear understanding and mastering of the cold chain process when gathering data on environmental hazards is at stake. ATP has provided manufacturers, distributors and carriers on-going environmental monitoring about factors that have influenced their cold chain system. ATP’s ability to identify corrective actions to drive process improvements within the cold chain process is well appreciated among manufacturers, distributors and carriers.
They are in control of their own unique cold chain routes.
Ambient Temperature Profiles of Shipping Routes:
- Creating ambient profiles that realistically reflect those found in a given distribution system is an essential element in successful packaging designs and selecting distribution/logistics partners for temperature sensitive products.
Typically at ATP, we conduct the ambient temperature study under two extreme weather conditions: summer and winter. Based upon your listing of shipments, a 3-week period of distribution routes is defined. Worst-case and standard destinations are selected. A pre-selection of 4 worst-case and 6 standard destinations is generally determined:
- Worst-case destinations representing long haul destinations.
- Standard destinations representing regular destinations.
The temperature profile study is done by using the ATP-ThermoProfile™ software platform together with data loggers. ATP also then prepares the regulatory documentation, collects and analyzes the data, and issues its final report.
ATP will also provide you technical support should you wish to take charge of the execution of your own study. In that case, we will provide you with the ATP-ThermoProfile™ system, and the training for the execution of the study.
For temperature study in distribution ATP is well-known for its practicality, statistical relevance, accuracy and repeatable process based on a specific distribution environment, while being 21CFR compliant.
