The term cold chain or cool chain denotes the series of actions and equipment applied to maintain a product within a specified temperature range from harvest/production to consumption.
Two enabling technologies behind this kind of supply chain are:
- Internet of Things (IoT): Companies can monitor and change temperature settings when deemed necessary, react to local climate change, products damage, unexpected delays and even human error. The level of insight provided by IoT technologies enables companies to act sooner on potential issues before they become major disasters.
- RFID: A cold chain RFID system generally includes a sensor, a tag and a reader which communicates with each other via radio transmission.
Implementing a connected the cold chain can be time- and effort-intensive and rolling out the technological infrastructure required for the connected supply chain implementation usually
involves substantial investments. Therefore, the cost of products to track or
the cold chain optimization potential should be high enough for the solution to
pay off.
- India has a huge coastline that is exploited to get seafood.
- Storing and transporting it from blood
banks to hospitals etc. requires cold supply chains
- India is having growth in organized food retails, supermarkets, packed, etc.
- Due to increased risks and investments in grain crops, farmers are moving towards fruits and vegetables.
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