Cold Chain System for Fresh Produce: Case Study of ZEN-NOH

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1 2014/ATCWG/SEM/006 Session 4 Cold Chain System for Fresh Produce: Case Study of ZEN-NOH Submitted by: ZEN-NOH Seminar on Strengthening APEC Public-Private Partnership to Reduce Fruit and Vegetable Food Losses in the Supply Chain Beijing, China 15 September 2014

2 Cold Chain System for Fresh Produce ( Case Study of ZEN-NOH ) Sept. 15 th, 2014 ZEN-NOH ( National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations )

3 Overview of Fresh Produce Distribution in Japan Fresh Produce Distribution Whole Sale Market 86% of domestic production was distributed through Wholesale market Local level Agricultural Cooperative Associations \3,218 billion 2

4 Wholesale Market Production sites Wholesaler Selling buying Middlemen Wholesale Markets 227 Municipal Wholesale Markets in Japan Amount of Transaction in 2011; \3,218 billion (Fiscal Year) 60% of total amount of distribution 86% of domestic produced Fruits & Vegetables Retailers 3

5 Bottleneck of Cold Chain for Fresh Produce Distribution Precooling Chambers located in production site Vacuum Cooling 668 Differential Pressure Cooling 625 Air Cooling 1,760 Production sites cold Where consumer in Tokyo most frequently buy Fresh Produce Ordinary-temperature Warehouse Wholesale Markets temperature rise Retailers cold 4

6 Precooling Chamber at Production Site Cabbage cooled before shipment 5

7 Volume Retailer (Supermarket) Temperature Managed in store 6

8 Wholesale Market in Tokyo Ordinary-temperature Warehouse Cold Chain Interrupted 7

9 ZEN-NOH s Fresh Produce Distribution Center Tokyo Center Osaka Center Newly-Built in 2002 Rebuilt in 2009 Kanagawa Center Newly-Built in

10 Tasks to Build Temperature Controlled Warehouse Initial investment Projects High Operating Cost Space Efficiency Management Efficiency Total Cost Reduction New Computer System Customer Satisfaction Increase of Sales 9

11 Appearance of Warehouse Tokyo Distribution Center Construction Completed November

12 Size of Warehouse Cross Section 77m 128m 11

13 Cross section of warehouse Main stream of distribution 26m receiving storage shipping Trucks from production site 19 Berths Trucks to customer 64 Berths 12

14 Automated Cold Storage Stacker Crain stores cargo to shelf Robot Train brings cargo into Cold Storage 4,752 shelves Keep 1,200 MT of Fresh produce 13

15 Temperature Management of Warehouse 10 storage Shipping area Temperature controlled 18 Automated Cold Storage 10 5 storage storage Temperature controlled Receiving area Room temperature 5 storage 14

16 Receiving Vegetables from Production site 15

17 Operation of Receiving Area 16

18 Operation of Receiving Area Temperature controlled storage Receiving trucks Waiting for checking quantity, size, grade, quality 17

19 Nobody Works in Cold Storage 18

20 Inventory Management Required Efficient loading on a pallet is important for Warehouse management 19

21 Operation of Shipping Area Cargo from Cold Storage carried to Sorting Yard Fruits & Vegetables Sorted according to Order from Customer or Store 20

22 Cargo loading to Shipping Truck 21

23 Shipping Berth at Second Floor 32 Truck Berth for Shipping 22

24 An Example of Cold Chain Through Tokyo Center ~Cabbage From Tsumagoi Village, Gunma Pre.~ Production Site Tokyo Center Customer Harvest Precool Shipment Receipt Delivery Sale The day Harvested Next Day AM3.00~ AM10.00 Harvested cabbage is packaged at field, delivered to local JA AM9.00~ Cabbage is refrigerated in vacuum precooling chamber AM9.00~ PM3.00 Cabbage is shipped to Tokyo Center by refrigerator truck PM6.00~ PM8.00 After arrival, cabbage is stored in automated cold storage AM0.00~ AM5.00 Cabbage is delivered to customer by refrigerator truck AM10.00~ Cabbage is soled in temperature controlled store Cold Chain System and Information for Trace back of Distribution 23

25 Packaging at Second floor Packaging materials storeroom Packaging workshop 24

26 Entrusted Packaging Business Temperature of Workshop Controlled Vacuum Packed Chinese Yam Tray Packed Shiitake Mushroom Plastic Bagged Carrot Each color of Paprika filling to One bag 25

27 Product Information Supported by New Computer System Information for the name of Shipper (Local JA) Sticker Printed Landscape of Production Site 26

28 Business Operation of Tokyo Center New Computer System to Control information from Both Side Production Site Shipping Info Tokyo Center Orders Customers Harvest Purchase Check Arrival Conditions Sales Dept. Sales Activities Shipping Instructions Sale Receiving Shipping Local JA Packaging Delivery Sized Graded Boxed Precooled 27

29 Index Year of 2000= Sales Trend of Tokyo Center ZEN-NOH Centers Wholesale Markets Sales of Tokyo Center Billion Yen Index

30 Thank you for your kind attention Harvested Fruits & Vegetable are waiting for delivery to table without loss. 29