At the heart of NT Pharma’s value proposition to partners and customers is its industry-leading supply chain, which provides seamless end-to-end value-added solutions to ensure reliable, timely and cost effective handling of our multinational and domestic partners’ products from importation all the way to delivery to end users all across China.

 

　　NT Pharma has a number of GSP certified vaccine distribution facilities across China, including key distribution centers in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Suzhou:

• Centralized parallel units design
• Centralized microprocessor controlled
• Advanced EMS energy management system
• 2 ~ 8 ℃ automatic temperature control
• Automatic humidity control
• Continuous recording of temperature/ humidity readings
• Alarm system linked to temperature, humidity or power abnormalities
• On-site sound and light alarm system
• Remote alarm and online checking system
• Back-up power generator

• In-vehicle RFID system fitted inside refrigerated trucks
• In-vehicle intelligent temperature devices that record temperature of vaccines
• Temperature data transmitted through GPRS to NT Pharma’s remote server, and alarm messages are sent via SMS in case of any temperature abnormalities
• Access by NT Pharma’s quality assurance staff to temperature of refrigerated trucks through TMS temperature management system any time during transportation

• For small freight volumes or in instances where refrigerated trucks are not suitable, the use of insulated boxes or insulated packaging can extend the thermal preservation of the goods and ensure the cold chain for the entire journey
• NT Pharma was the first company to introduce FRP and plastic insulated transportation boxes in China
• All NT Pharma cold chain packaging meet strict quality standards

 

　　For cold chain transportation, electronic thermometers are used to record the temperature during the transportation process. This data is used as the basis to determine the quality of each cold chain journey.
　　With special software, the thermometer can record the temperature during the transportation process by means of graphs, charts and other forms. Typically the temperature recording interval is 10 minutes.
　　NT Pharma’s supply chain operates through four core systems in order to achieve quality assurance, expanded coverage and true cold chain expertise:
　　Quality assurance system: continuous refinement of the quality assurance system and promotion of this system to downstream stages of the distribution operations, setting the highest standard and benchmark in the industry.
　　Warehousing and distribution system: by investing in own facilities, integrating external resources, and leveraging logistics hubs in Eastern China, Southern China and Northern China, NT Pharma keeps a finger on the pulse of the local pharmaceutical markets, covering CDCs (at city and county levels), vaccination stations and hospitals.
　　Information system: Through the logistics management system, cold chain temperature monitoring and reporting system, NT Pharma integrates the importation, distribution and storage management of both vaccines and prescription drugs. Through recording batch number, box number, order number, barcode, temperature and other key data, consolidated logistics and cold-chain quality information during the entire vaccine cold-chain journey form the basis of an operations management and information monitoring platform shared by various links in the supply chain.
　　Technology promotion system: through promoting cold chain technology and furthering education and training of distribution channels, NT Pharma strives to facilitate the systemizing of activities such as cold chain technical consultation, training, equipment and facilities selection and verification, and system operational planning.
　　With ongoing improvement since being established in 2004, NT Pharma’s cold chain has become China’s leading cold chain network covering the entire country. Every year, NT Pharma’s cold chain ensures tens of millions of vaccines are stored and distributed safely to end-users all across China. The Company strives to further increase its cold chain’s competitiveness by continuous investment in the network, advanced cold chain facilities and new technologies. The temperature monitoring system used by NT Pharma’s cold chain represents the very cutting edge of the industry and has been cited by dozens of authoritative publications including CAIJING, Business Weekly, CEO&CIO, and China Logistic. Furthermore, the NT Pharma-GSK cold chain joint development project concluded successfully and NT Pharma has been invited by various cities such as Beijing and Shanghai to provide cold chain technology and service support for CDC systems.