COLD CHAIN CASE STUDIES

  • How DSC Helped Rich Products Create A New Network

    It’s not often that you get more service than you ask for. But, that’s definitely what happened when premier family-owned food company, Rich Products Corporation (RPC), came to DSC Logistics. Originally seeking only public warehouse pricing, RPC instead received a supply chain management solution that enabled them to optimize their network six months ahead of plan.

  • Success Story: Imperial Sugar Company Achieves Sweet Success With HighJump Data Collection Advantage

    Imperial Sugar® Company is the producer of products under the labels of Imperial Pure Cane Sugar®, Dixie Crystals® and Holly®. Imperial Sugar products are sold in most grocery/retail stores and to industrial and foodservice customers. By HighJump Software

  • Maintaining Critical Food Temperatures In Pouch Cooling

    From the very beginning, Pepe’s made all of the food for its restaurants in one location to keep a better grip on production costs, quality control and uniformity. Even in the restaurant’s early days, the company utilized pouch technology for storing and transporting its products. The use of pouches is popular now, but 40 years ago it was not in mainstream use. By Jim McMahon

  • Case Study: Maintaining Critical Food Temperatures In Pouch Cooling

    From the very beginning, Pepe’s made all of the food for its restaurants in one location to keep a better grip on production costs, quality control and uniformity. Even in the restaurant’s early days, the company utilized pouch technology for storing and transporting its products. The use of pouches is popular now, but 40 years ago it was not in mainstream use. By Jim McMahon, Lyco Manufacturing

  • Case Study: Keeping Cold Storage Ice And Moisture Free At HB Meats

    HB Meats located in Irving, Texas, specializes in processing high end meats for various restaurant chains in the Dallas area. Started in 1990 with two employees, HB Meats has grown to 36 employees and processes over 2.5 million pounds of product per year

COLD CHAIN WHITE PAPERS & ARTICLES

  • Preparing For FSMA: The Sanitary Transportation Of Human And Animal Food Rule

    FSMA’s seventh rule, the Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food, will go into effect March 31. Previously, it was just guidelines set forth by the FDA; now, it’s a law for those involved in the transportation of perishables to meet requirements in sanitation, temperature control, and record keeping. Full text of the FDA’s guidelines and who is covered can be found in the above link.

  • Defining Concepts And Potential Of Novel Food Processing Technologies

    Novel food technologies are a new trend in food processing. The ability of innovative methods to transform, preserve, and tailor foods with improved functional and nutritional values has created global interest in their development. Foods that are processed in a less-severe manner can be safer, fresher, more natural, and additive-free. Using these innovative approaches, some foods also can be stored for longer periods.

  • Are You Effectively And Efficiently Monitoring Your Cold Chain?

    The cold chain is the uninterrupted path along which temperature-sensitive products travel from the manufacturer to the consumer and plays a major role in the food industry’s supply chain. But, a successful cold chain requires monitoring and validating all of the cold chain’s components. Here are a few guidelines to help ensure your company’s cold chain is effective and efficient.

  • What's The Impact Of Big Data In The Cold Chain?

    Anywhere you look these days, people talk about big data. Whether you are in the technology industry, the retail industry, the supply chain and logistics industry, or any other industry, there is no doubt that big data plays a part.

  • Food Safety Modernization Act and e-Pedigree With Intelleflex' Temperature Monitor

    The Food Safety Modernization Act (signed by President Obama in January 2011), and the e-Pedigree law, set to take effect in January 2015 should drive demand for Intelleflex’ solutions, and asset tracking technologies in general

     

  • Improving Quality Assurance In The Meat And Seafood Cold Chain

    According to the CDC approximately one in six Americans is sickened each year by food borne illnesses. That’s nearly 48 million preventable illnesses. The best prevention, according to the FDA, is to properly treat or cook the food and then to chill it to temperatures that prevent the growth of pathogen and the formation of toxins.

COLD CHAIN PRODUCTS

The Movex Supply Chain Planner is the industry’s first supply chain optimization tool to be fully integrated into an ERP system.

Marken’s network of offices and Pharmaceutical Service Depots fulfills the global movement of API from the point of manufacturing to CMOs and primary packagers.

Marken offers unmatched access to a global network of strategically located, purpose-built pharmaceutical service depots and a full suite of custom-tailored services.

Dyzle is a global innovator in measuring, analyzing, distributing and displaying business process data in real-time, providing complete visibility in the cold chain. Our innovative and world-leading platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solution provides our customers with complete and accurate intelligence and automated compliance reports related to the quality of temperature sensitive products.

At the heart of Marken’s therapeutic supply chain is a network of strategically located, purpose-built depots. We currently support trials at over 49,000 investigator sites around the globe.

When a certain temperature limit or storage time is exceeded, you run a great risk of loss and product write off. Continual insight into the conditions under which your products are produced, stored or transported reduces this risk. DyzleLiveWare® helps you achieve this and therefore reduces your lost product write-off costs.

COLD CHAIN MULTIMEDIA

Ross Double Planetary Mixers

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