Top 5 global best practices in cold chain logistics

Cold chain logistics is an imperative solution that all food, pharmaceutical, poultry and seafood, agricultural products, and chemical industries need. Every product requires personalized temperature settings, and there is no standard temperature under which all products can be transported from one part to another. A minor temperature alteration in transit can seriously damage the whole shipment. Therefore, the criticality of temperature-controlled transportation is very high. A study states that the global cold chain logistics market is projected to grow from $242.39 billion in 2021 to $647.47 billion by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 15.1%.

Today the world has come closer with the advancement in transportation and shipping services making global markets easily accessible. We can enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables grown in Australia in most parts of India, and Indian produce is available across the world. All this is happening because the cold chain logistics industry has grown and adopted advanced technological intervention to ensure that a temperature-controlled environment is available, maintained and managed from the point of loading to the last-mile delivery venue.

Here are five best practices followed globally in the cold chain logistics industry that is enabling this freshness and hygienic transportation of products/chemicals/medicines and drugs:

Temperature maintenance & monitoring through IoT

IoT is an excellent choice for monitoring and reporting temperature at specific points. It is an efficient time management system that offers a cutting-edge option for reporting temperature at various points. IoT enables systems to capture real-time data from sensors that can be instantly saved in a cloud server. This data can then be converted into emails or Short Messaging Service / WhatsApp messages and delivered

Quality control and compliance management

Quality Control Management plays a vital role in the cold chain industry, primarily for food and pharmaceutical products. It is essential to oversee quality at all stages of the cold chain because it is critical to maintaining its shelf life up to the last-mile delivery point. There are various tools available to check and control the quality parameters. Service providers must ensure that these tools are integrated into their system to provide perfect products to the end consumer while adhering to strict compliance and zero compromises. These quality management tools enable maintenance and provide them with systematic approaches or alerts when they need to be on the lookout. All the warehousing and distribution service providers have adopted good practices and standard operating procedures.

Driver management, safety, quality

Fleet and driver management is one of the most important tasks in logistics. Training the drivers regularly and teaching them product handling will protect your assets and product quality.

A green initiative, solar, electric, and PCM base

Global supply chain industries are now fully aware of the environmental hazards their operations pose. Resource optimization is a mantra and an essential component of all businesses. Electricity is a significant cost factor in cold chain businesses. Following technological advancement, almost all service providers have turned to solar energy as an electrical substitute to the extent of environmental and infrastructure support. As a result, Gogreen added value to global warming and benefited natural resources. Therefore, using solar energy and electric vehicles is one of the best ways to achieve a sustainable green energy process.

Customer engagement

The customer’s experience with a company is perhaps the most important factor in determining whether or not the company will be retained. The success or failure of the cold chain has a significant impact on that experience. The current lean supply chain concept clashes with the current customer demands because it lacks resilience and focuses solely on process efficiencies.

Investing in best practices

There are many cold chain companies worldwide, but not everyone follows global standards. In the absence of some basic standardized processes, these cold chain companies not only end up losing valuable profit margins but also trade-off clients.

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