INCORPORATING COLD CHAIN
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In future , shipping companies will be able to avoid serious weather conditions and therefore costly delays by utilising new technology and predictive algorithms .
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In-cab monitoring and communications has developed into a real time experience and potential training experience for drivers .
fast-growing factor of cyberattacks . The effects of business interruption can come in the form of losses by reduced sales , increased cost of production or processing , or even the loss of a client experiencing an incident themselves .
Technology today helps companies to equip themselves with many effective risk mitigation strategies based on the data generated that we mentioned earlier . These tools position a business to not only identify risks as they happen , but they also further offer sustainable strategies to ensure ongoing success .
It goes without saying that the best way to prevent a cold chain failure is to automatically monitor , record and report on every component that is part of a business or system be this a fridge , freezer , cool room , refrigerated truck or warehouse .
Technology could actually be said to go as far as ‘ protecting ’ billions of rands worth of medical vaccines ,
pharmaceutical products , raw materials , and food products that make their way across the globe through the application of automated daily logs , custom reports , e-mail and SMS communications , calibration management and even maintenance suggestions .
Unfortunately , one major challenge of the cold chain is that the impact of a failed system may not be evident immediately . Stock may be continually returned owing to poor quality or spoilage . Technology use , taking a step further , can benefit users and insurance providers to avoid unnecessary and length arguments over liability as it provides factual evidence of any variations beyond what would be determined as acceptable and pinpoint failures , so to speak . Habitual actions of third parties to the cold chain can also be identified . Investigations become much easier and consequences or financial implications can be directed to the sections where abuse or negligence occurred .
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