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Embracing the Chill: How the Consumer Shift from Fresh to Frozen Effects Cold Chain Transportation

Blue Grace Logistics

This, of course, leads to the expansion of cold storage facilities at various points in the supply chain as well, which includes warehouses, distribution centers, and retail outlets. Additionally, the shift to frozen alternatives has driven innovation in temperature control technology. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Energy and Labour Costs: 2 Top Warehousing Challenges in 2023

Logistics Bureau

Of course, there is no quick and easy way to curb increases in the cost of energy and labour, but now is an excellent time to start thinking about practical ways to reduce energy usage and increase labour productivity and efficiency. Does your company use incandescent, halogen, or HID lighting in its warehouses?

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Cold Storage Warehouse Fire Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

While it may seem counterintuitive that fire is even a risk in spaces designed to maintain cold temperatures, cold storage in fact presents a huge fire hazard for warehouse designers and builders, life safety installation companies and facility owners. So as the demand for refrigerated products grows, so does the need for better fire safety.

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Health Supply Chains: Checking in with Deborah Dull

Logistics Bureau

It’s often vital to keep items cold, but it can be a real challenge to ensure that the temperature stays the same all the time. Of course, a lack of support from universities means that there are no locally produced supply chain professionals. Again, very little visibility into where something is. Kenya is a big exception.

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This Guy Reinvented the Shipping Pallet, Making It Safer, Stronger and Smarter

Supply Chain Brain

The chip records everything about the pallet's journey in real time: temperature, humidity, accidents and, of course, whereabouts. "Today there's no way to measure how the product is handled or controlled for temperature," says Bob Spence, a vice president at Del Monte Fresh Produce. "And " Read full article.

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Supply Chain Management: Overcoming Extreme Weather

Morai Logistics

Of course, what makes extreme weather so troublesome for supply chains is that it’s unpredictable and can come in many forms. With each form—flooding, storms, freezing temperatures, etc.—coming This article by Morai Logistics highlights some of the key ways that supply chains can navigate the risks of extreme weather.

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IoT in Logistics “The Maersk Case Study”

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

According to the article “ How IoT can improve the logistic pro ces s ” the internet of things (IoT) provides data, which describes objects “physical assets” for example a good to be transported and distributed worldwide. Conditions control : now the humidity and temperature can be controlled online.