Program Overview
This technical program is designed to equip supply chain, logistics, and operations professionals with a strong understanding of cold chain infrastructure and specialized equipment used for temperature-sensitive products. The course covers REEFER trucks and containers, cold rooms, chillers, blast freezers, insulated docks, and temperature monitoring devices. Participants will explore facility design considerations, energy efficiency, temperature zoning, and redundancy planning. Through industry case studies in pharma, dairy, and food, the program emphasizes operational best practices to maintain product integrity, reduce spoilage, and comply with regulatory standards such as GDP and HACCP.
Features
- Understand the components and working principles of cold chain infrastructure
- Select and configure equipment (REEFER, cold rooms, insulation, sensors) for various product needs
- Optimize layout and operations to minimize temperature excursions and energy costs
- Ensure compliance with cold chain quality and safety standards
Target audiences
- Cold Chain Managers
- Quality Assurance Teams
- Operations Engineers
- Warehouse Infrastructure Planners
- Logistics Heads
Curriculum
- 4 Sections
- 19 Lessons
- 1 Day
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- Cold Chain Principles & Product Sensitivity Mapping5
- 1.1Concepts: Temperature control zones, cold chain flow, risk of deviation
- 1.2Cold Life, Thermal Integrity, Passive vs Active Cooling, Chill Chain, Critical Control Points
- 1.3Sensitivity Segments: 2–8°C (pharma, dairy), -18°C (frozen), 15–25°C (ambient-sensitive)
- 1.4Vaccine distributor mapped spoilage risk by temperature zone gaps
- 1.5Product temperature mapping matrix – zone vs product vs exposure time
- Cold Storage Infrastructure – Design & Operation5
- 2.1Storage Types: Pre-coolers, blast freezers, chill rooms, deep freezers
- 2.2PU Panel, Air Curtain, Humidity Control, IQF Freezer, Floor Load Ratings
- 2.3Design Focus: Floor insulation, Dock seals, Separate chambers for temp classes
- 2.4Case: Seafood firm redesigned loading dock to prevent cross-zone contamination
- 2.5Cold store readiness audit – structural + operational
- Refrigerated Transport (REEFER) Planning5
- 3.1REEFER Types: Truck-based, Containerized, Multi-zone vehicles
- 3.2Setpoint Lock, Door Sensors, Eutectic Plates, Partitioned Reefers
- 3.3Pre-cooling vehicle Load sequencing Minimizing door-open loss
- 3.4Case: Fruit exporter achieved 20% less spoilage with route-specific reefer specs
- 3.5Vehicle specification sheet for reefer selection
- Energy, Maintenance & Reliability4
- 4.1Concepts: Compressor sizing, energy load planning, defrost cycles, uptime metrics
- 4.2COP (Coefficient of Performance), Refrigerant Leak Alarm, Breakdown Risk Zones
- 4.3Maintenance Models: Preventive schedule, Thermal mapping, Backup generator protocols
- 4.4Case: Dairy firm installed backup chillers after ammonia plant downtime incident
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