Cold Chain Perspectives

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The inclusion of whole nuts, real fruit segments or cookie dough chunks in ice cream is becoming the norm – despite the challenges associated with producing them at scale.

Leveraging tools like business intelligence (BI) helps to ensure visibility into knowing your food shipments are as safe, fresh and travel to you as efficiently as possible.

From locally sourced or organic options to reducing energy usage in all facilities, there isn’t a part of the supply chain that a corporate sustainability program shouldn’t touch.

The forklift is a mobile information technology hub capable of collecting and processing data from products, operators, the environment and other material handling systems.

Today’s supply chains has many “edges” –locations where real-time monitoring and intelligence can be deployed to help improve food safety, quality and integrity, production efficiency or all of the above.

Product identification in the form of date codes, lot codes and batch codes is a crucial step food and beverage manufacturers must take to ensure accurate tracking throughout the supply chain.

Switching from antiquated HPS to modern LED lighting can dramatically reduce the risk of accidents, provide a safer working environment and lower the long-term liability costs of exposing workers and consumers to hazardous materials.

As advanced technologies develop and the food manufacturing industry begins to embrace Industry 4.0, a sensor-embedded smart label could communicate to the consumer, retailer and the manufacturer in a connected world.

To navigate capital spending and take better control of the balance sheet, removing uncertainty is vital. One way to do this is to leverage the power of technology and advanced data analytics to develop a comprehensive acquisition strategy.

With retail organizations looking to become GDPR-compliant, processes must change to better protect the organization and implement new workflows.