How Temperature Data Loggers Benefit The Food & Beverage Industry
Challenges within the food supply chain.
The primary challenge concerning food and beverage businesses, and associated logistics-related parties, face is how to get perishable items to clients in the right conditions at the right time to meet their needs.
The primary motivation that these companies have is to cater to customer’s demands before competitors can do so. Cold chain management must be meticulously handled in order for processes to be completed correctly and efficiently. Beginning with the procurement of these perishable commodities. Followed by the production and packing phase and finally, the logistics and delivery stage.
Now that’s a perfect plan, but in the real world, disruptions and challenges can regularly occur, especially within a cold chain. Throughout food operations there is a high probability of food waste at each stage owing to the complexity of cold chains.
That is one of the challenges constantly looking to overcome issues experienced within the food supply chain. To do this it’s possible that stakeholders within the supply chain could be looking for cutting-edge, inexpensive solutions to improve visibility. One of the best solutions to implement is a temperature data logger.
Monitoring Your Assets.
Why Is Monitoring Required For Perishable Foods?
Food commodities such as vegetables, fruits, dairy products, meat, various types of seafood, and so on have a very short shelf-life period. Because of this, it is essential to keep these goods in a protected setting to extend their shelf-life over a longer period.
Despite a lot of effort, a high amount of these food items end up going to waste without ever being used due to cold chain breaches. As a result of this, the supply of these products becomes less than the demand for them. Therefore, pricing can skyrocket. Furthermore, a spike in inflation is observed as a domino effect, and the final consumer may not be able to purchase the goods due to excessive prices.
The monitoring component is the best tool to assist in accomplishing this goal. Starting at the beginning of the procurement process, it can be verified that the raw materials are maintained at the ideal temperature. Then there’s the production aspect followed by the last phase distribution. In many cases, one company’s supply chain could look vastly different to another businesses one depending on the products they manufacture and sell.
With food waste accounting for around 13.8% lost in supply chains from harvesting, processing, storage and transport, temperature monitoring has a significant role to play.
How Are Temperature Data Loggers Helping The Food and Beverage Industry?.
You may wonder if there is a solution to challenges experienced within the industry from our above discussion. Let’s learn about how data loggers can benefit the industry in detail below.
1. Minimises The Possibility Of Perishable Food Waste
The challenge we discussed in the paragraphs above was how food assets can be impacted due to cold chain breaches. Perishable food can quickly become spoiled if they're not kept within the correct conditions specified. This is where track and trace technology becomes invaluable. This is because it can easily supply you with information on the temperature of the food items. Additionally, it will immediately notify you through SMS and e-mail alerts if it exceeds a pre-determined temperature threshold. This allows necessary action to then occur if possible and to also help identify where improvements need to be made within the cold chain.
2. Minimises Operational Costs Involved In Logistics
Cost savings within cold chains and warehouse storage can be possible with the use of asset tracking and monitoring. So, let’s see how it would happen earlier when a data logger device was not in use. Human intervention would have possibly been required to manually monitor the conditions across set intervals and periods. Then, reports would be prepared manually and then sent to all stakeholders.
With digital transformation and technological advancements, automating these repetitive tasks can be completed with the use of a temperature data logger. The device can automatically record all this data at customised intervals and transmit it to a cloud platform where all data can be viewed and allow reports to be downloaded.
3. Assists In Adhering To Food Compliance & Regulations
Almost every country has established standards for food safety and monitoring. In essence, they advise maintaining the food product at a specific temperature which must be maintained at all times. Furthermore, these environmental conditions need to be strictly monitored and recorded. In many cases regulatory authorities may also seek reports to be submitted to ensure compliance.
Temperature data loggers can be of use in this situation. These devices can continuously monitor vital conditions of perishable goods and maintain a record of the environmental conditions in which they are kept. Furthermore, automated reporting, OTIF compliance and storage are also possible with no additional effort.
4. Aids In Increasing Product Quality & Enhancing ROI
With a robust temperature data logger device in hand, you can reach the highest level of precision when monitoring your perishable assets. By doing so, you may be able to reduce the amount of food waste that occurs at various stages of the food supply chain. This is only achievable with high-quality temperature data loggers that meet your needs. In turn this will ensure products are kept within the correct conditions ultimately reducing waste leading to greater ROI.
5. Wireless Data Transfer & Cloud Accessibility
Modern data loggers for temperature have wireless technologies built in. Therefore, unlike USB devices, which must be inserted into PCs and laptops each time to view data, these data logging devices do not require that. Simply by connecting to Wi-Fi or using their cellular connection, these data loggers can transfer all of this data to a server. Furthermore, many innovators of track and trace solutions like Adapt Ideations provide their customers with secured-cloud portal access to easily view data.
Way Forward.
Without a doubt track and trace solutions can positively impact the food and beverage industry allowing for a range of benefits to be achieved for businesses in this sector. Reach out to us today to discuss how our innovative solutions can meet your monitoring needs.
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