throughout the cold chain . Stakeholders |
to maintaining cold chain integrity in |
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at each point are now able to monitor , |
the food and beverage industry centre |
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control and track a variety of conditions |
around building technology infrastructure |
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necessary for preserving food quality , |
and calibrating an optimal level of data |
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including temperature , humidity , lighting |
exposure , adds Sharma . |
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and more ,” adds Patenaude . |
“ Most cold chain technologies like |
Extremely useful data collected by IoT devices needs to be stored and distributed in a reliable |
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Another trend emerging from the |
data loggers and warehouse temperature |
and trusted manner which blockchain technology can comprehensively fill . |
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pandemic is a stronger desire for shorter |
monitoring systems are still infrastructureheavy |
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supply chains with fewer links in the chain . |
leading to heavy expenditure in |
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In fact , a study released by The FMI – The |
deployment , testing and maintenance ,” |
transit , is an important piece of the future |
setting the incorrect temperature or |
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Food Industry Association and Label |
he adds . “ When it comes to data |
that can improve efficiency and reduce |
run-mode or a reefer running out of fuel |
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Insight touts the rationale for how 81 % of |
exposure , platforms need to evolve |
waste for the entire cold chain , helping |
or catching a mechanical failure too |
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shoppers say transparency is important |
to calibrate the data in a way that it |
food and pharmaceuticals safely reach |
late are everyday threats to cold chain |
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or extremely important to them both |
is relevant for every stakeholder in the |
the consumers who need them . Greater |
integrity , says Jake Gardner-Rosen , |
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online and in-store . The analysis offers the |
journey from the factory to the customer . |
connectivity can also help to better |
product marketing Samsara . |
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leading considerations among consumers |
Sharing more data without context will |
manage shifts in demand like we ’ ve recently |
“ With less in-person oversight due to |
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for how they define transparency when |
lead to presumed vulnerabilities , while |
seen from foodservice to food retail .” |
social distancing , these challenges have |
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grocery shopping . |
less data will lead to mistrust . This is where |
To better achieve cold chain integrity , |
only increased . Our AI Dash Cams help |
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For instance , 42 % of shoppers |
the marriage of IoT and data science |
companies also turn to blockchain |
keep drivers safe while they ’ re on the |
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believe online grocery retailers should |
becomes vital — sharing accurate data |
solutions . |
road . Samsara offers the ability to create |
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be responsible for providing detailed |
with context , promptly .” For its part , |
For instance , Emerson participates in |
live-share links with embedded real-time |
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product information compared to brickand-mortar |
Dematic offers solutions for lower levels |
the IBM Food Trust , where it leverages |
GPS data , so customers are aware of |
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grocers ( 35 %), and less than |
of automation to make existing and |
advanced cold chain technology ,“ To |
precisely when a load will be arriving . We |
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one-half of shoppers completely trust |
conventional operations more efficient . |
provide temperature-related information |
use real-time GPS , two-way reefer control |
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product information from manufacturers |
“ Warehouse software , voicedirected |
on in-transit , refrigerated cargo to improve |
and automated alerts to help reduce load |
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and brands ( 41 %) or from government |
picking , layer and case |
shelf life estimates and food freshness , |
loss . And , after the effects of the pandemic |
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institutions ( 46 %). |
picking automation , employee safety |
enabling more actionable data for IBM |
began to be felt across the industry , our |
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“ Companies wanting to safeguard |
strategies and automating of forklifts using |
Food Trust network members ,” says Amy |
teams quickly created a sanitisation |
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their cold chains need to develop |
automated guided vehicles ( AGVs ) and |
Childress , vice president of marketing and |
workflow within our DVIRs on the Samsara |
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approaches that can adapt to future |
autonomous mobile robotics ( AMRs ) are |
planning , cargo solutions for Emerson . |
Driver app . This allows fleet managers to set |
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shocks , ideally avoiding huge inflexible |
in place or being developed to serve the |
As far as ethical supply chains , many |
a digital workflow that ensures drivers are |
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capital expenditure that locks businesses |
industry ,” says Biolchini . “ Order fulfilment |
business owners are transitioning to |
wiping down their vehicles at the end of |
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in for years and years , or even decades ,” |
for e-commerce has grown dramatically . |
lower global warming potential ( GWP ) |
their shifts , or that their peers did so before |
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says Dan Crossley , executive director for |
This has caused a shift in how products are |
refrigerants in their cooling equipment to |
they left the vehicle ,” says Gardner . |
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the Food Ethics Council . “ We ’ re starting to |
picked for fulfilment . Full pallet shipments |
improve global sustainability footprints . |
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see a shift away from food value chains |
have decreased as case-level and |
“ Ever-changing refrigerant and energy |
MAINTAINING FOOD SAFETY IS TOO |
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being mostly opaque , long and complex |
sometimes each-level fulfilment have |
regulations , combined with an increased |
OFTEN TAKEN FOR GRANTED |
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toward ones that are shorter , more |
increased , creating the need for additional |
awareness of the environmental impacts |
“ Yet food safety concerns will rise if |
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transparent and fully traceable . Fairness |
labour and delaying deliveries . Automated |
of legacy refrigeration systems , are |
supply chains break down and cold |
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needs to be embedded at every stage , |
solutions to handle this omnichanneltype |
prompting some to shift their focus to |
chains fail , which is a risk with rapid |
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ensuring fair treatment and reward for |
environment have already been |
adopting sustainable best practices ,” says |
changes happening to value chains |
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everyone in that chain . The public should |
implemented in other vertical markets |
Patenaude . “ Emerson continues to help |
during the pandemic . Building resilience |
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and will be more involved in shaping higher |
and can be adapted for the cold chain |
support this transition by working with early |
into our food system locally and |
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standards in future . The question businesses |
industry as well .” |
adopters of low-GWP refrigerants and |
nationally will become a big focus in the |
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should be asking is , if our customers could |
Likewise , Carrier Transicold ’ s solutions |
supporting technologies .” |
years ahead ,” says Crossley . |
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see everything about how our food is |
platform controls transport refrigeration |
“ By providing enterprise management |
The new cold chain economy is |
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produced , distributed , stored and sold , |
equipment from a central location , |
of refrigeration and other key facility |
developing in the ‘ new normal ’, largely |
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would they still want my product ?” |
including changing cargo temperature |
systems , we can help retailers preserve |
driven by new consumer behaviours . |
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Another change post-Covid-19 is that |
profiles and setpoints , and making |
food quality while meeting food safety |
“ Consumers are demanding greater |
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the custodian of ethics , transparency and |
adjustments as needed while the cargo |
compliance mandates ,” says Katrina Krites , |
efficiency in cold chains beyond meeting |
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trust is no longer the shipping company ; |
is in transit . Fleets can also remotely |
marketing and business development |
compliance requirements . Frequency |
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it has become the brand owner . “[ For |
and intelligently monitor and download |
manager , food retail , cold chain for |
of store visits are reducing and demand |
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example ], it was Conagra ’ s name that |
temperature data reports from anywhere |
Emerson . |
for shelf life of perishables like fresh |
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took centre stage in the recent chicken |
in the world via desktop , smartphone or |
For in-transit monitoring Emerson |
product or yogurt is increasing . Therefore , |
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bowl recall , not the production facility |
tablet , and share information with key |
introduced Oversight 2 , a cloud-based |
the new cold chain economy is about |
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where the problem occurred . It will be |
cold chain stakeholders without having to |
online portal that serves as a realtime |
delivering faster and improving optimal |
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the same when it comes to cold chain |
collect data on-site at the point of delivery . |
resource for monitoring shipment |
conditions throughout the supply chain ,” |
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integrity . The brand will be impacted much |
This provides producers , drivers , transport |
information such as temperature , location , |
says Sharma . “ Post-covid-19 , integrity in |
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more than the shipping company or the |
managers and retailers vital information on |
light / security and other measurements for |
cold chains has evolved to comprise of |
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3PL that operated the truck or warehouse ,” |
the products being transported as well as |
perishable cargo . Oversight 2 is equipped |
‘ quality plus performance ’ due to the |
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says Sanjay Sharma , chief executive officer |
the vehicles transporting them . |
with the tools to manage shipments from |
rise in unpredictability . You do not have |
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of Roambee . “ Therefore , safeguarding |
“ Cold chain system resiliency has |
start to finish through its new interface , |
the luxury of swiftly re-shipping materials |
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the cold chain of tomorrow would mean |
shown to be an even more essential |
speed , performance and multi-language |
if a product is rejected upon arrival . |
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bringing IoT-enabled visibility across the |
element to supply availability ,” says Ray |
capabilities . Its robust automated reporting , |
Verifying the product ’ s condition data |
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chain of custody to focus on performance |
Newman , program manager – telematics |
real-time alert information and historical |
was the only pre-requisite pre-covid-19 . |
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in additional to verifying condition trails |
for Carrier Transicold , Truck / Trailer / Rail |
reports give customers insight into the status |
Today , there is need for live visibility plus |
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using data loggers . AI and analytics |
Americas . “ Greater connectivity through |
of their in-transit cargo . |
condition data all along the chain of |
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coupled with first-hand sensor location |
use of new digital technologies , such as |
What ’ s more is , human errors such |
custody to meet the evolved definition of |
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and condition is making it possible to score |
remote monitoring of refrigerated goods in |
as neglecting to pre-cool a trailer , |
cold chain integrity .” |
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