During the COVID-19 pandemic, there were significant disruptions to K-12 school food services nationwide. School nutrition directors were forced to rapidly...
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When times get tough, Americans get creative with how they stretch budgets. That's why today's shoppers are fighting inflation and financial strain with an unlikely hero: frozen food. Enter: what SmartSense calls "Frozenomics" — the economic aspects of frozen food. At a time when frozen food serves as a safety net, Frozenomics is becoming increasingly complex as frozen food volumes surge through the cold chain. This...
Focusing more attention recently on patient-centered care, the U.S. healthcare sector has been motivated to establish more high reliability organizations (HROs). As defined by the federal government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HROs are organizations that operate in complex, high-hazard domains for extended periods without serious accidents or catastrophic failures. Among the many standards sought...
While a minority of food companies and healthcare organizations continue to manually collect temperature logs to meet compliance regulations, most enterprises monitoring food, medicine, and vaccines have transitioned to digitalized sensors and probes that automatically measure and store temperature readings. That’s great news. Even better, more sophisticated methods are now available that enhance the use of digital...
Table of Contents:
- What is asset health management?
- How to ensure the safety and potency of medical products
- Pros of digitalizing and automating medical refrigeration asset health
- Features of proactive protocols and preventive maintenance
- How to audit and optimize efficient energy consumption
- What are the benefits of sustainability initiatives? Reducing carbon, minimizing waste, and recycling assets
- How can...
What are cold chain operations in the pharmaceutical industry?
In the United States, 165,000 clinical trials each year are carefully designed and conducted to test the safety and efficacy of drugs before they are approved by the FDA. Because many medications, in particular vaccines, must be stored and transported in refrigerators and freezers, an intricate and complex cold chain is required to ensure they are...
