FEATURE
INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
Telematics and monitoring : impacts in risk management By Benjamin Brits
The cold chain , both locally and on an international level , holds many points of transfer and with this the associated risks throughout the line in providing the consumer a quality and safe product .
This is the final article of the threepart series . The first and second parts of the series were published in the preceding issues of Cold Link Africa and can also be found online at www . coldlinkafrica . co . za
The cold chain essentially requires various tools and technology to continually keep an eye over temperature-sensitive products making their way through the supply chain . Without suitable and timeous treatment , suboptimal conditions arise with these goods , and this could ultimately result in damages – not only to goods – but a company ’ s reputation , customer loyalty and profitability .
Having had the opportunity to research and compile this feature series ( which is by no means anywhere remotely near to a complete overview either ) has given various insights into some pertinent challenges as well as ideas of how a business in the cold chain could reduce their risk exposure .
As a self-test to illustrate what could be involved in the global cold chain , a simple internet search of a few known elements related to this series generated anything from a few-to hundreds of millions of results . This is a direct indication of the vastness of systems , processing , logistics , storage , methodologies , and packaging aspects , to name but a few , that are involved where risks can present themselves . Not to mention the types of organisations and government departments that have dedicated divisions in control , research and development focused on this function .
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Tracking and monitoring devices are used all around the world .
26 www . coldlinkafrica . co . za COLD LINK AFRICA • March / April 2022