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• Record product, packaging, incoming/target temperatures, humidity and permitted excursions from your product specification.
• Record peak stock, daily intake, dwell time, loading schedule and seasonal peaks from your own operating records.
• Confirm grid connection, usable site area, ambient conditions, water and transport interfaces.
• Use declared operating hours, load, tariff and system efficiency; preserve assumptions when comparing scenarios.
• Have the refrigeration engineer and responsible food/pharma quality lead verify the scope before equipment selection.

A project evidence checklist, not a seasonal forecast. Complete it for each destination using dated operating records, product specifications and responsible local specialists.

Destination & handoffs

Record origin, destination, transport mode, loading/unloading points, planned transit and expected waiting time. Identify who monitors temperature and handles excursions at each handoff.

Season & peak capacity

Record actual peak months, daily intake, dispatch, dwell time and highest stock from dated records. Label forecasts separately; do not turn an annual national trade indicator into a monthly demand estimate.

Temperature & energy duty

Use the product's approved temperature range, incoming temperature, packaging and loading schedule. Record site ambient assumptions, door-opening frequency, power availability and tariff period for capacity and energy comparisons.

Site & unresolved risks

Confirm grid, water where required, vehicle access and dock interfaces. Record the evidence owner, source date and unresolved constraint; leave unknown inputs blank rather than presenting them as verified.

Related source material: FAO post-harvest handling manual for food handling context; existing distribution planning guide and site due diligence checklist. This checklist does not establish a food/pharma specification, legal approval or engineered capacity.