The food industry faces different challenges when transporting products safely from business to business. In Singapore, one-fifth of imported and locally sourced produce is lost along the food supply chain. This number isn’t a large concern, but it affects businesses’ trust in the food industry and, more specifically, the companies that make deliveries in the cold supply chain.
Food logistics Singapore companies battle these issues by being transparent about their delivery services and practicing food traceability. A well-implemented traceability system can set up a responsible company with the right tools to take control of its cold supply chain and avoid food loss altogether.
By tracing its products through the supply chain, a logistics company can track a product’s movement and ensure it’s delivered safely, building trust in its customers.
What are Cold Chain Logistics?
Tracking products and ensuring their safe delivery is especially important for fresh produce and temperature-sensitive food that’s consumed daily. Cold chain logistics uses cold storage and cold transport, combined with special transporting regulations ensuring the safety and quality of temperature-sensitive products.
Every logistics company should have a controlled cold chain logistics system with a working product tracking system to ensure the safe and timely delivery of the fresh produce and processed food they transport.
Traceability Practices To Ensure Food Safety
There are many practices and techniques to ensure that cold produce and processed food are delivered safely to businesses and consumers without getting lost along the way. These are the most common ones practiced by delivery services.
GPS tracking
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology is the most common tracking tool used in food logistics. GPS enables real-time monitoring and locates products accurately, providing information about the location and movement of the shipment at the time of processing and delivery.
This effective tool also offers route optimization and data analysis for the drivers, providing them with the most effective routes and improving delivery times.
Product Identification Codes
Every product has a unique and specific code used for identification, called a barcode. Barcodes have been used for decades, but modern technology has improved their ability to collect and provide data, helping logistics companies identify, pack, and transport products faster.
Any product’s unique barcode will help with its identification and location in a specific shipment parcel, especially when it can be lost during problems with processing or delivery.
Blockchain Technology
This technology uses a peer-to-peer network that records and stores data, making it easier for suppliers and clients in the food industry to communicate and exchange information. Blockchain technology is used in most industries, and the Singapore food industry is slowly implementing it in its system.
Blockchain technology helps the food supply chain by providing information starting from the product’s origin to packaging, transport, and location, making identification and traceability easily manageable.
Communication With Customers
Trust is built with customer satisfaction, and proper communication can go a long way in the food industry.
Communication is a key factor in a successful supply chain. The customer should be notified in case of a problem during transportation, especially when transporting temperature-sensitive products.
Problems in the cold chain supply range from lost shipments to affected product quality by unregulated cold storage. Nevertheless, honest communication with customers will provide a quicker route to issue resolution and prevent future issues during transportation and shipping.
Professional Cold Chain Delivery Services in Singapore
Implementing food traceability practices in Cold chain logistics is fundamental for successful product management, transportation, and safety. Singapore Delivery Services’s professional and organized team will deliver your fresh products successfully, from farm to table!
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