Securing Airside Deliveries
Projection) is used to build a profile of
Into Action
the operator’s accuracy and to carry Initial plans dictated that the
out random tests. consolidation centre would manage a
trial of goods from 6 key stakeholder
Improving Processes retailers over a period of 6 months.
The screening procedures, which However, following the heightened
require all products to be scanned as security requirement around cabin
cabin baggage, represent an additional baggage in August last year, the
challenge for productivity due to the number of retailers requiring more
requirement to break down pallets to detailed screening rose significantly
their constituent cases. This is one that resulting in an overnight increase in
is being dealt with by the development volume of 220 percent – around 70
of further technology, and together percent of the total airside product
with the airport’s technology providers, being delivered.
the aim is to introduce larger Despite this rise, the multi-task way
machines, which offer the detail of in which the handling centre workforce
cabin baggage scanning, with the are trained enabled this to be handled
capacity of a cargo screening machine, with minimum disruption, as team
into the handling centre. members were able to work wherever
But operating an efficient demand was greatest.
consolidation centre requires more The success of the Manchester
than tight security and efficient Airport consolidation centre so far
scanning. While retail and catering suggests that growth to larger
outlets need to ensure their goods are facilities will have to occur within the
safe, of equal importance to them is year. This will enable the handling adoption of new technology to detect
the need for fast deliveries, at the right centre to deal with all deliveries to the latest generation of security
time, with products that have been both land and airside areas. In threats in liquid form.
handled correctly. For this reason, an addition to the increased food and
important consideration when setting retail goods that this will encompass, Adding Value
up the unit in Manchester was enabling the centre will also be suitable to As far as the benefits of consolidation
multi-temperature screening of handle all consumables such as centres are concerned, the future lies
catering deliveries to ensure the cool cleaning products, towels and other in Added Value Logistics. In addition
chain is maintained. This has been airport supplies. to core screening activity other
achieved by the installation of frozen, functions such as ticketing,
chilled and ambient chambers, where Managing Future Trends merchandising and just in time
goods can be stored both before We need to also look into the future, storage could be managed with the
screening and while waiting for and consider that Britain’s airport centre under one IT system. This gives
transportation to the airport. security requirements are not going to retailers and suppliers confidence in
Consolidating suppliers and diminish. As security procedures the security, efficiency and above all
ensuring they deliver on time has continue to become more robust and visibility of their goods in the airport
been a problem and will create issues passengers spend more time queuing supply chain.
when you have tight delivery windows. landside, so it is predicted that the So a consolidation centre, whether
This has been overcome by building level of landside shopping will on or off-site, is about offering more
strong relationships with the continue to decrease. Airports will than just a secure site for products.
management teams of the airside need to rethink their airside/landside Security must be a major
shops and restaurants. mix if passengers go through security consideration, but combined with
Reducing delivery times is also vital more promptly to purchase goods added value services and intelligent
for getting retailers on side, and beyond the central search areas, and logistics the whole supply chain can
despite the distance between the poor sales volumes in the landside benefit. Efficiencies can then be felt by
airport and the consolidation centre, locations continue. the retail community and above all the
this has been managed by As a result of this shift, even more airport operators are able to offer a
introducing streamlined systems so products will need to be security safe environment to passengers and
the entire process of unloading, screened and as these levels increase, staff alike.
screening and repacking goods now consequently so must the
takes less time than when it was sophistication of the threat detection
carried out on the Manchester Airport kit used. The development of larger X-
site. In addition, by dealing with ray machines scanning high-volume
products separately to people, there pallets at cabin baggage detail was
is less congestion and retailers no mentioned previously, but along with The author is General Manager of the
longer have to spare staff members this, there will be a need for higher Aviation Logistics sector at Christian
to wait while deliveries are screened. resolution machines as well as the Salvesen.
24 April 2007 Aviationsecurityinternational
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