The Perishable Cargo Regulations manual: THE standard for cargo handling
The Perishable Cargo Regulations (PCR) is the worldwide standard for the management of time and temperature sensitive goods! IATA’s PCR is the source for information pertaining to the preparation, packaging and handling of goods that require time and temperature management.
Applying to all IATA member airlines, the PCR is the new leader in temperature control and cold chain management for goods from the health care & food sectors, including pharmaceutical products and non-hazardous biological materials. The PCR not only provides the most efficient practices for the shipping of perishable cargo throughout the entire supply chain, it will also assist in the development of the logistics required for the movement of time- and temperature-sensitive healthcare products.
Optimize your time and temperature supply chain management with:
- Scientific data from research institutions, and field experience from major airlines, freight forwarders
- Key pharmaceutical stakeholders\International and local regulations to ensure your goods are shipped and stored in optimal conditions for on- and off-airport locations
- Comprehensive classification of perishable commodities, including temperature\humidity requirements, packaging references and incompatibility\segregation information
- Airlines contact information, dedicated websites, specific rules regarding perishable cargo
- Pharmaceutical product information based on World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines
- Commodity data on select niche markets.
Maximize your market access, from product manufacturers to growers, handlers, freight forwarders, air carriers and retailers.
The 2009 edition introduces a new label and a Quality Management System (QMS) applicable for air transport logistics of temperature-sensitive healthcare products all within a major revision to Chapter 17.
Also available is the IATA ePCR CD-ROM software complete with advanced search capabilities, improved visual representations, a special reports feature and both internal and external hyperlinks.
If moving healthcare products is a key activity or an important market segment to you, the PCR is your number one guarantee towards lean and efficient time and temperature-controlled logistics.