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# Susquehanna’s Cold Chain Packing Team named Mission Impact Team of the Quarter

By DLA Distribution Public AffairsDLA Distribution Public Affairs

                NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania  –              

TheDLA Distribution Susquehanna cold chain packaging team has been named MissionImpact Team of the Quarter for the first quarter of fiscal year2016.

Theteam successfully received more than 3,400,000 doses of this year’s seasonal fluvaccine. They processed more than 2,300 shipments, equating to approximately3,800 separate shipping containers. The team also managed the use of 27refrigerated trucks to complete shipments in a timely and more cost effectivemanner.

Measurements of the team’s achievements show that not one shipment wascompromised. Each shipping container requires explicit protocol compliance, andis calculated out based on quantity of product, size of container required,quantity of frozen gel packs, quantity of chilled gel packs, placement andlayering configurations around the product and insertion of a portable temp-taletemperature monitoring device, along with consideration of their destination andtheir ambient temperatures.

Alsoincluded in the teams processing is the timing and scheduling of the actualcarrier pickup and delivery. Each shipment is systemically tracked throughvarious carrier websites and concerns are coordinated with those carriers toensure timely delivery. 

Theteam members collectively have over 165 years of experience in all functions ofconsolidation and packing. They provide specialized packing and certificationfor all outbound shipments of material as required. 

“Their teamwork and attention to detail in performance of their dutieshas an impact both within Defense Logistics Agency and throughout the Departmentof Defense,” said Bryan Ward, DLA Distribution Susquehanna supervisorydistribution facilities specialist.

The12 person team includes: James Earp, Larry Rager, William Hursh, JasonMarcocelli, Bradley Schmick, Gary Reid, Richard Markel, Rodney Conrad, CarlBlack, John Kanczuga, Harold Mueller and Marsha Wood.

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