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2019 | vol. 63, nr 6 | 159-170

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Perishable food cargo losses and damage in cold chains – an empirical analysis

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Straty i szkody w ładunkach żywności szybko psującej się w łańcuchach chłodniczych – analiza empiryczna

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EN
The purpose of the paper is to investigate the main causes and factors of losses of or damage to perishable food cargo in the cold chain. The empirical analysis is based on a study of 1816 claims and survey cases conducted by a leading surveyor company in the period 2015-2018. The prevailing causes were divided into five categories: 1) breaking cold chain integrity; 2) unsuitability of packaging, stacking and preparation of cargo for transit (especially the lack of or insufficient pre-freezing or pre-cooling to the required carrying temperature); 3) delays in delivery; 4) errors and omissions in transport documents or shipment instructions; 5) administrative decisions. A closer examination of the results showed that human error was the root cause of many incidents, being responsible for approximately 50% of all examined claims. This points to the need to raise awareness among all cold chain stakeholders with regard to the specific requirements of perishable food cargo, pointing out in particular that even their minor breach may result in total loss or damage.
PL
Celem artykułu była analiza przyczyn strat i szkód w ładunkach żywności szybko psującej się w łańcuchach chłodniczych. Analiza empiryczna 1816 roszczeń i ekspertyz szkodowych przeprowadzonych przez wiodącą firmę rzeczoznawczo-kontrolną w latach 2015-2018 pozwoliła zidentyfikować główne przyczyny strat i szkód w badanej grupie ładunków, które przypisano do jednej z pięciu kategorii: 1) przerwanie integralności łańcucha chłodniczego; 2) niewłaściwe opakowanie, sztauowanie i przygotowanie ładunku do przewozu (szczególnie brak lub niewystraczające wstępne mrożenie lub schłodzenie do wymaganej temperatury); 3) opóźnienia w dostawie; 4) błędy i opuszczenia w dokumentach transportowych i instrukcjach wysyłkowych; 5) decyzje administracyjne. Wnikliwa analiza tych wyników wykazała, że to błąd ludzki leżał u podłoża wielu szkód, przyczyniając się do powstania około 50% z nich. Wskazuje to na potrzebę zwiększania świadomości wśród wszystkich uczestników łańcucha chłodniczego odnośnie do szczególnych wymagań żywności szybko psującej się, gdyż nawet niewielkie odstępstwa od nich mogą prowadzić do poważnej szkody lub straty całkowitej ładunku.

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