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Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services ISPM 15 FAQ

On 1 January 2006, Australia will begin a phase in of mandatory treatment requirements for all solid timber packing and dunnage. Mandatory treatment for solid timber packing and dunnage is being introduced to reduce the risk of pest or disease entry through this high risk commodity ......[more]

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services Notice 30 2005 06 ISPM 15

On 1 January 2006, Australia will begin a phase in of mandatory treatment requirements for all solid timber packing and dunnage. During this phase in period 1 January 2006 until 1 May 2006, .....[more]

Bar Coding

With Supply Chain Management taking on ever growing importance, todays trading environment demands a universal numbering and bar coding system for tracking and identifying goods that is universally understood by everyone (EAN Australia) ......[more]

Good Distribution Practices (GDP) for Pharmaceutical Products 2005

Distribution forms an important activity of the integrated supply chain management of pharmaceutical products. Various persons and entities are often responsible for the handling, storage and distribution of such products. In some cases, however, a person or entity involved in the distribution of pharmaceutical products is only involved in and is responsible for certain elements of the distribution process. This document sets out appropriate steps to assist in meeting the responsibilities involved in the different aspects of the distribution process.. ...[more]

Code of Good Wholesaling practice for Therapeutic Goods for Human Use - DRAFT Update June 2006

This Code supersedes the November 1991 edition of the Australian Code of Good Wholesaling Practice for Therapeutic Goods for Human Use. The provisions of this Code are applied through applicable State and Territory therapeutic goods / drugs and poisons legislation, and/or State or Territory wholesaler licensing arrangements.....[more]

Code of Good Wholesaling Practice For Therapeutic Goods For Human Use - November 1991

Wholesaler distribution forms part of the supply chain of manufactured therapeutic goods. Wholesalers are responsible for the effective, efficient and safe handling, storage and distribution of such products. This Code of Practice sets out appropriate steps for meeting this responsibility. It applies to both classes of therapeutic goods - medicinal products ('drugs' in terms of the regulations to the Therapeutic Goods Act) and medical devices ...[more]

Shippers declaration of dangerous goods - Sample form

WARNING

Failure to comply in all respects with the applicable Dangerous Goods Regulations may be in breach of the applicable law, subject to legal penalties. Declaration must not, in any circumstances, be completed and/or signed by a consolidator, a forwarder or PASSENGER CARGO an IATA cargo agent... ...[more]

Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) Implementation Guide

There are many reasons to use the Serial Shipping Container Code (SSCC) but the most compelling would be the primary benefit of speeding your products through the process of shipping and receiving....[more]

Distribution and Transport - Check List

What is needed to achieve a Cost-effective Means of Transport or Distribution: Key factors to consider in selecting the means of transport or distribution:....[more]

Warehousing Check List

Warehouses have never faced greater challenges from external forces that they do today. Look at this short list....[more]

Bearingpoint Green Supply Chain 2008 Survey Report

BearingPoint's global survey examines the impact of the environmental agenda on the Supply Chain and looks at what companies are doing, what is driving them to action and what is holding them back. Evidence indicates that when companies take action, they are typically taking the easy route of reputation and brand protection on green messaging....[more]

North American 3PL Market - 2007

There have been inevitable shifts in perceptions and predications relating to the 3PL industry since we produced eyefortransport's report - North American 3PL Market - Key market drivers and trends in March 2006, but the broad picture remains essentially the same. Issues that players in the industry considered to be of the greatest importance then are still regarded as the important issues of today....[more]

Designing Green Supply Chains

Supply chains are rarely designed from scratch. In fact, they sometimes seem to come about by chance as the organization evolves. In recent years, two paradigm shifts in thinking are renewing interest in overall supply chain design: 1) Driving supply and distribution center inventory based on actual customer demand or creating a lean supply chain; and, 2) Initiatives to reduce the organization's greenhouse gas emissions, referred to as its carbon footprint, or creating a green supply chain....[more]

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