In 2021, the market size of Chinese fresh food retail industry has reached 5,635 billion yuan, and the cold storage capacity, 82.05 million tons. The fresh food and cold-chain industries are scaling at an unprecedented speed. With the growing demand of fresh food, the quantity of Fresh distribution centers also increases rapidly. They provide fresh food supply servicefor supermarket fresh departments, fresh food stores, and fresh food front warehouses.

Recently, iData provided digital management services for one fresh food distribution center in Shanghai, achieving economies of scale and improved distribution efficiency.

>>Introduction of the Fresh Food Distribution Center:

The fresh food distribution center provides fresh food supply services for hundreds of supermarkets and fresh food stores in the coverage area; It mainly supplies 9 categories , including fresh fruits, vegetables  and fresh-cut, meat, poultry and eggs, seafood and aquatic products, frozen instant food, dairy products, bakery andmilktea, wine, and non-staple food. This center covers a few thousands of square meters, with up to 300 tons daily average distribution volume .

>> Fresh food distribution center business process

1. Receiving goods and stocking shelves

The warehouse administrator checks the order information and the goods arriving in the warehouse, classifies, packs and labels the goods , then uses the iData K1 Cold to scan the code to record in thesystem. After that,the administrator willstores different goods in the corresponding area, and scans the code to associate the goods and shelf information, which is convenient for sorters to find thegoods.

2. Goods sorting and shipping

The Sortersneed to drag one fresh delivery box in one hand, with the other hand holding iData K1 Cold to distribute fresh goods to different stores. Based on the store order information from the PDA, the sorters need to match the productscategory with the orders of each storeone by one, and place the corresponding quantity of products in the distribution area of the corresponding store, and then scan the code to confirm.

>> Advantages of iData Digital Management Services

1. Anti-condensation, improvingwork efficiency

Whoever works in a cold storage is necessary to frequently enter and exit areas such as refrigerators, freezers, and platforms during work. The scan windows and screens of ordinary PDAs are  likely to havecondensation, which affects the efficiency of code scanning and order review.

The iData K1 Cold scan window and screen adopta vacuum-coating process to effectively prevent condensation caused by mobile operations, improving work efficiency by 40%, and ensuringthe efficient delivery of an average of 300 tons of fresh goods per day.

2. Low temperature resistance ensures uninterrupted operation

Due to the growth of fresh food business and the factors of the epidemic, the online shoppingbusiness has grown significantly, and the fresh food distribution center needs to run 24 hours a day to guarantee sufficient supply.

iData K1 Cold, with a large cold-chain dedicated battery of 6700mAh , is able to survive12 hours workingin a cold storage environment. The battery is detachable, thusmultiple workers can take turns to use just one device.

3. Digital management to achieve economies of scale

Thanks to thedigital management technology, distribution center managers can not only quickly understandthe turnover rate of SKUs, but also formulate detailed ordering strategies, warehouse management strategies, etc.It can lower the cost of purchase, eliminate the damage of fresh food, and increase the sales profit.

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