Recently, hundreds of pounds of salad from Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and Walmart were recalled due to concerns about salmonella and listeria contamination. The food supplier was a California-based company that was responsible for recalling some 2,811 pounds of ready-to-eat salads.

Written by SmartSense | October 31, 2019 | Food Safety, FSMA, Supply Chain

The cold chain refers to temperature-controlled logistics of perishable commodities that require a specific climate. More specifically, cold chain temperature monitoringrefers to all of the equipment and resources that are utilized along the supply chain of transport from point-of-origin to the point of final delivery. It includes transportation assets such as refrigerated containers or railcars, as well as other ...

Written by SmartSense | October 17, 2019 | Supply Chain

Each year the Kentucky Derby features a field of horses that compete with all eyes on them from viewers located all over the world. But how do all those horses get there?

Written by SmartSense | October 9, 2019 | Supply Chain

There was once a large grocery chain with over 1,000 retail locations who wanted to improve its business. Competition was growing, labor costs were increasing, and they needed to operate more intelligently than they had previously. Leadership was frustrated with the limited visibility they had into store operations. Management was frustrated with the time employees spent on routine, non-customer facing activities....

Written by SmartSense | September 25, 2019 | Food Safety, Supply Chain

The next big movement in telematics for the logistics industry could be a combination of hardwired sensors and supply chain monitoring platforms all together in what is now becoming a new phenomenon: a digital twin.

Written by SmartSense | September 17, 2019 | Supply Chain

The thin line that separates logistics and supply chain management might be a little hazy, and most often these concepts are intertwined. Logistics, supply chain, transportation - are all descriptors, among many, of a new sector of global and emerging commerce that has moved to the forefront of global business in today’s worldwide economy. But what exactly is the difference between “logistics” and “supply chain...

Written by SmartSense | September 5, 2019 | Supply Chain