Enterprises should pay attention to the seven key points cold storage

     once a lot of domestic electricity business, whether for self-built logistics and tangled. When Jingdong and other electricity providers to build a logistics business has become a major advantage, many companies will have a reference. But for fresh electricity providers and traditional food companies, self-built logistics, there are still too many classes to fill, one of the most important is the cold storage construction costs, as well as related to cold storage types, equipment selecion aspects.

      In this situation, the first logistics full media? Modern logistics reporter interviewed the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing Cold Chain Logistics Professional Committee of the Secretary-General Qin Yuming. He cold chain logistics from the professional point of view, expounded on the key issues in cold storage construction of thinking and suggestions for industry and enterprises reference.

      Intends to self-built to consider these three issues

     Although it is a cliché topic, but to pay special attention to, which is the key issues:

     First of all, we must recognize that, compared with the traditional general cargo warehouse, cold storage construction costs are higher. According to reports, the general warehouse costs, including land, planning and construction, equipment and software systems introduction and use, personnel costs.
However, cold storage construction costs about 3000 ~ 3500 yuan per square meter, high-end cold storage construction costs about 5,000 yuan per square meter or higher level.

     Second, if the traditional food companies, there are seasonal differences in cold storage business. For example, ice cream manufacturers may have obvious short-lived season. Many enterprises, the case of a large amount of storage season, and off-season is rarely even cold storage idle phenomenon.

     Third, enterprises should also consider the volume of business. If the main business form of electricity, companies should consider whether the profitability of cold storage can support the operating costs.

     In addition, cold storage construction also involves food safety issues, companies should be treated with caution to see if they can do compliance.

     Therefore, Qin Yuming that, regardless of electricity business or traditional food companies, can be considered cold chain logistics outsourcing, provided by third-party storage and transportation, which is more conducive to cost control of enterprises.

     To build cold storage to do four preparations

     After some understanding in the enterprise, ready to build cold storage, the problem again:

     First, on what basis?

     Qin Yuming introduction, some companies are prepared to build a library as a third-party repository, the ultimate basis is only convenient transportation conditions, the situation is not too touching the industry chain, such as cold storage for the surrounding areas and upstream and downstream businesses can provide a stable Business volume is not very clear. At this point, if the temerity of investment, will also lead to the completion of "cold" embarrassing situation.

     Second, what type of library to build?

     This is related to the characteristics of segments and products. In the study, the cold storage in the study, the cold storage by temperature range is divided into: ultra-low temperature library, quick-freezing library, freezer, cold storage, air-conditioned library; by function divided into: processing, storage, distribution, wholesale Market-based, with home-type.

     Qin Yuming said that the future, a single function of the cold storage will be less and less. At present, cold storage construction should be multi-temperature multi-functional direction, that is, a cold storage function is also available for distribution, processing, sorting, packaging, refrigeration and other functions. This is a combination of business investment, operational efficiency and supply chain, and other material drawn from the conclusion.

     Third, how to balance the cost of building a database?

     In practice, the cost of building cold storage is easy to become the focus of many enterprise computing, post-operation costs are considered inadequate. In fact, the construction costs are high, high-end investment in high-end cold storage often benefit in the late show.

     Fourth, the use of warehouse technology is the more advanced the better.

     Now, cold storage in the use of automation technology can improve operational efficiency, but the more intensive storage technology to test the logistics standardization. Enterprises in the selecion of technical experts need more reference and business adaptability.

     In short, cold storage enterprises to combine their own and market conditions for decision-making. The Cold Chain Committee in the matter as the industry organization, will play a reasonable guiding role. At the same time, in recent years, the cold chain committee also formulated a number of national standards and industry standards. And with the national standard, the Ministry of Commerce, clean up and integrate a large number of provisions backward, similar to the content of the cold chain standards, and actively promote the cold chain mandatory standards.

      Qin Yuming finally stressed that cold storage is only one part of the cold chain logistics, enterprise building cold chain logistics system but also from transportation, warehousing and intelligent systems, and many other efforts.