📦 10.1 Client-Specific Pack Sizes (हर ग्राहक की पसंद और जरूरत समझो)
हर खरीदार का अपना पैकिंग पैटर्न होता है।
कोई 5kg pouch चाहता है, कोई 20kg drum, कोई loose bulk.
✅ Common Pack Formats:
| Pack Size | When Used | Material |
| 1 kg | Institutional kitchens, urban retailers | LD pouch |
| 5 kg | Mid-size F&B, caterers | Double-layer pouch or HDPE |
| 20 kg | B2B buyer, processor | Drum/liner |
| 50-200 kg | Bulk storage | Food-grade drum with cap |
📌 Important: Buyer से पहले ही format confirm करवा लो — इससे material sourcing और labor planning आसान होती है।
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🧃 10.2 Packing Material Sourcing (कहाँ से, कितना और कैसे मंगवाना?)
A. Types of Material:
| Item | Description | Sourcing Notes |
| Food-grade Pouches | LD/HD, 3-layer | HO-approved vendor only |
| Drums (plastic) | 20–200 L | Reusable, cleanable |
| Inner Liners | For drum use | Must be sealed type |
| Labels | Printed or blank | Must include Date, Batch, Fruit |
| Tape, Zip Ties | For sealing | Strong grip, food safe |
📦 Stock Calculation Tip:
1 ton pulp = approx.
• 200 pouches of 5kg
• OR 50 drums of 20kg
🎯 SOP:
Packing material must reach site at least 1 day before machine starts.
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🏷️ 10.3 Packing & Labeling at Site (साफ़-सुथरा और पहचान वाला पैक बनाना)
A. Packing Station Setup:
• Clean table, covered surface
• Packing team with gloves, cap
• Pulp flow from collection trough to containers using ladle or funnel pipe
• Seal carefully — leakage = loss!
B. Label Format:
• Product: [Fruit Name Pulp]
• Batch Code: [YYMMDD-ShiftNo]
• Weight: [in kg]
• Site Name + Contact
• "Use Within: ___ Days"
📷 HO Checklist: Click photo of 1 label per batch and send to QA group.
🔍 Case Tip: एक बार Guava pulp का batch बिना label गया → buyer ने reject कर दिया due to traceability issue.
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🧊 10.4 Storage SOPs (Temperature, Shade, Stacking Rules)
Pulp को जब तक dispatch नहीं किया जाता, तब तक वह आपका "inventory" है — और उसकी life आपके handling पर depend करती है.
A. Storage Conditions:
| Parameter | Ideal Value |
| Temperature | Room temp (under shade) – NOT direct sun |
| Humidity | Low moisture zone (avoid water accumulation) |
| Stack Height | Max 3 drums or 10 pouches per pile |
| Placement | On crates/pallets – not direct on ground |
| Gap | Leave 1 ft gap from wall for air flow |
B. Safety Practices:
• Keep away from diesel or chemical area
• No labor should sit on drums or lean on stacks
• Label facing outward – easy to scan
🎯 Cool Trick: Hang a white sheet or tarpaulin as outer curtain – reduces heat and dust.
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🚚 10.5 Dispatch Checklist & Delivery Process
Final dispatch = make-or-break moment.
Everything must be documented, packed, labelled, and logged.
A. Dispatch Checklist:
| Item | Status | Tick ✔ |
| Buyer confirmation received | ✅ / ❌ | |
| Pulp pack count & size ready | ✅ / ❌ | |
| Labels printed/applied | ✅ / ❌ | |
| Drum lids locked / Pouches sealed | ✅ / ❌ | |
| Vehicle cleaned before loading | ✅ / ❌ | |
| Load photo taken | ✅ / ❌ | |
| Gate pass made | ✅ / ❌ | |
| Dispatch note handed over | ✅ / ❌ |
B. Documents to Carry:
• Invoice / Delivery Note
• Buyer Purchase Order (PO)
• Driver ID + mobile number
• Drum / pouch count summary
• Contact person at buyer site
📷 Final Photo Protocol:
1. Loaded truck (from back)
2. Sealed drums/pouches (zoomed)
3. Driver with dispatch note
4. Truck number board
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❗ 10.6 If Packing–Storage–Dispatch Is Not Done Properly...
| Mistake | What Can Go Wrong |
| Pouch not sealed | Leakage during transit |
| Label missing | Rejection by buyer |
| Stored in sun | Pulp fermentation |
| Unclean truck | Pulp smell + complaint |
| No dispatch note | Buyer confusion, payment delay |
| No batch code | No traceability during complaint |
🚨 Real Case:
At a Maharashtra site, 3 drums were stored near the DG set → pulp got warm → batch had to be destroyed.
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🧠 Final Thought:
Packing isn’t the last job — it’s the job that makes everything else matter.
Because pulp तभी बिकेगा, जब buyer को वो साफ, सही वजन, sealed, और सटीक labelled मिल जाए।
So, every dispatch must say:
“This pulp was made with care – and it shows.” 🧃💼🚛
