- What form is the product to be shipped? (Ex: powder, liquid, solid.)
- At what temperature is product packed?
- Temperature at which product must remain during shipment. Is there a tolerance?
(Ex: 2-8 degrees C for 72 hours, but may be + or – 2 degrees for a total of 10 hours.) Origin of shipment; shipping method, time at each stage and destination.
(Ex: Cold Chain routing to Barceloneta by refrigerated truck to airport in San Juan, 4 hours, 2 hours at airport, 8 hours in air, truck to Illinois facility.)- What units are shipped in terms of weight and size?
Individual Units
Units Per Package
Any description such as size and weight of primary packaging
Materials of primary package
(note: it is important to know the primary materials: If not glass, are they plastic, metal tubes and how much of the container is filled – how much is air)
If a tube, it is important to know approximate percentage of air remaining in tube after it is sealed and number of tubes per secondary package.
If liquid, approximately how much is water?- Quantities of each shipment per day, per week, etc.
- Is FedEx or UPS the primary shipper or will it be a common carrier?
- Are there specific shock and vibration requirements or is the basic requirement to just arrive undamaged?
- Is it possible that the package is opened and or repacked before the final distribution?
- Size and weight of payload (interior without temperature control materials) in each secondary package?
- Are there protocols or SOP’s now in place?
