Setting up a successful multi-unit franchise is challenging. It requires significant investments in time, energy, and resources to realize success. Despite this challenge, there are many benefits to investing in multiple franchises. By opening multiple units under the same franchising license, managers will take on less risk and can realize profits sooner than if they were to open a single store.

Written by SmartSense | August 1, 2018 | Food Safety

Autonomous vehicles, commonly referred to as “self-driving cars,” were previously science-fiction, but in recent years have proved to be a viable technology that will undoubtedly change the way we think about driving. While most of the hype has been tied to consumer applications, such as ride-sharing services and personal vehicles being completely or at least partially outfitted with autonomous features, one of the...

Written by SmartSense | July 27, 2018 | Supply Chain

In Part 1 of our mini-series on the milestones of food safety, we surveyed the history of food preservation techniques prior to the advent of the Industrial and Scientific Revolutions. In this post, Part 2 will look at five essential technical advances in food preservation discovered primarily by scientists and developed by inventors: canning, pasteurization, refrigeration, freezing, and thermometry.

Written by SmartSense | July 25, 2018 | Food Safety

It’s understandable that people who are admitted to hospitals should expect to return in better health, and that their prescribed medications improve their well-being. Unfortunately, this is not always the case despite the high standards that doctors are held to. The healthcare industry has been and always will be under scrutiny for rising prices, so any impact on reducing costs should be a welcome initiative.

Written by SmartSense | July 20, 2018 | Pharmacy Safety

Advances in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) domain have created a wealth of new opportunities for making sense of the world, but has brought with it the challenge of leveraging massive amounts of data to improve decision-making. As the number of connected devices continues to grow, manual data collection methods are quickly becoming impractical. Implementing systems that apply analytics to generate...

Written by SmartSense | July 18, 2018 | Connected Facility

If you think that maintaining a safe food environment can be challenging for restaurants, imagine how imperative it is for a hospital. Food safety in hospitals is of paramount importance, since their patient populations are at higher risk of developing a foodborne illness, especially:

Written by SmartSense | July 13, 2018 | Pharmacy Safety, Food Safety