Benefits of using IoT for cold chain logistics
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the efficiency and efficacy of long-distance food and beverages, pharmaceutical, and other perishable supply chains. Rather than merely consisting of freezers and freight trains, this supply chain, known as the “cold chain” or temperature-controlled supply chain, is now increasingly incorporating new ways with Bluetooth enabled cold chain devices and solutions.
The result? A smarter cold chain system, where monitoring devices can provide managers with live data about temperature and location, mitigating any chain problems before they arise. Before getting to know more about Bluetooth beacons, let’s first understand what you mean by the cold chain?.
What is a cold chain?
Cold chain logistics is the technology and process that allows for the safe transport of temperature-sensitive goods and products along the supply chain. It relies heavily on science to evaluate and accommodate for the link between temperature and perishability.
Any product is known to be or labeled “perishable” will likely need cold chain management. This could include foods like meat and seafood, produce, medical supplies, and pharmaceuticals.
But, all thanks to BLE beacon technology, Deploying beacons in the cold chain ecosystem can enable real-time tracking with every bit of information about your logistics. To make sure that the principles of smart monitoring are followed to get high productivity. Bluetooth beacons provide an affordable and adaptable infrastructure making it a scalable, cost-effective, and genuinely exciting solution for the traditional problems.
How do Bluetooth Sensor Beacons Work?
Beacons can be everywhere in the supply chain; every trailer, every forklift, every loading dock bay, every warehouse shelf, etc. Beacons can be tuned to broadcast the information at various smart devices adjusting the power output
Bluetooth temperature sensor beacons work on Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology. They are similar to data loggers when it comes to logging data. They are smaller, and their transmission is more efficient. To be precise, the cold chain ecosystem’s beacons offer unique opportunities for radical changes in daily operation for any logistic need.
Beacons need a gateway hotspot which receives the sensor readings and uploads them to a cloud using LTE or Wi-Fi. The gateway hotspot adds a location tag to the picture using GPS or cellular triangulation to verify which location the data was captured.
Benefits of using IoT for cold chain logistics
IoT is changing the logistics sector’s face by helping solve the major issues currently faced in the industry, such as low productivity and high operational costs. Some of the key benefits of using IoT for cold chain logistics include.
- Increased efficiency and productivity
- Reduced operational costs
- Reduction in spoilage of goods
A Smart Ecosystem for Perishable Goods
With a smart IoT ecosystem for cold chain supply systems, you can quickly monitor, locate, and address any potential errors. Temperatures and humidity can be measured to exact degrees and correlated with acceptable norms for any given cargo. This allows the system to generate alerts for the driver and other stakeholders when there is an issue. IoT monitoring sensors can distinguish between being in transit and being stolen, even to the point of activating a ‘lockdown’ mode to reduce theft. And if cargo is stolen, recovery is rapid as it can be tracked to within inches of its location.
Products like food, pharmaceuticals, and other perishable supply chains can reach their destination without damage, even in extreme conditions.
The Eelinktech IoT Network has the dedicated solutions needed to meet even the most demanding cold chain transport system, where issues can be handled in real-time, with an entire infrastructure reacting as a single unit.
Final words
Smart devices and IoT systems won’t work effectively without excellent infrastructure and great connectivity. With its dedicated IoT infrastructure, Eelinktech provides world-class complete temperature monitoring and control for the refrigerated goods and optimize the usage. Our devices offer insights to real-time temperatures with in-depth data gathering, notifications, and alarms.
Contact us today to empower your cold chain solution requirements, To know more in detail, leave us an inquiry.