Cartons puts in open area - outside warehouse!
Pallets placed over boxes!
Unattended crumbled cartons!
Cargo lying outside VCI packaging!
......Shabby picture in totality.
Issue is serious and we shall have more heat from them, for sure,
While we shall be having detailed work instructions from their side sooner then later but its important for us to ensure few points, basis our last discussion with Victora, be implemented immediately.
1. Proper stacking of cargo while ensuring no pallet be put on loose boxes. Photo reveals pallets placed over boxes. Owing condensation inside the shipping cntr boxes get soggy and any heavy load put over them would make them crumble with possible damages to cargo inside warehouse staff must ensure no such stacking in any given circumstances.
2. Upon destuffing of container - in case of cartons found soggy - pls ensure to remove skin wrap packaging so as to facilitate drying of soggy cartons which would restrict close presence of moisture for extended period to cargo inside those cartons.
3. All cargo is now being send in special VCI packaging (Not simple polymeric jacket/bag) and it is desired to ensure cargo should remain covered within this VCI packaging even during/after sorting and be removed just before dispatch to POAI. Their observation is - After opening of carton specialized VCI packaging is being removed and discarded as scrap and cargo remain exposed to open atmosphere which is accelerating the rusting process. Ground supervisor must ensure that cargo be placed inside the VCI poly bags till maximum possible extent.
4. Instruction manuals must be there at sorting area.
5. According to Victora sorted parts should not be for more than 1/2 days on trolleys and hence sorting process needs to closely coordinated with weekly plan given by POAI. Victora observed sorted material placed on trollies for much longer period. In any case sorted cargo be placed inside VCI packaging only.
While we shall have detail WI from Victora anytime soon you are requested to kindly ensure as advised herein above.
Thanks for clear understanding and assuring compliance. Thank you.