Items Tagged with 'logistics in the dairy industry'

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Best-in-class drivers are essential for the safe delivery of products.

The keys to dairy distribution

Processors must effectively manage a host of operational issues to cut delivery costs and maintain product quality.
Richard Mitchell
June 14, 2024

Developing and leveraging a highly effective dairy product distribution system does not come easy.


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Episode 30 — MADCAP regional director discusses dairy logistics

Tomas Vera talks about how technology impacts dairy processors, including AI.
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Brian Berk
August 2, 2023

Tomas Vera, regional director for Europe and the Americas for MADCAP, a product developed by Contec Group, a New Zealand-based company that designs, builds, and delivers smart supply chain technology for the global dairy industry, joins us for Episode 30 of the “Let’s Talk Dairy” podcast to talk about dairy logistics.



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A modern-day challenge: case-packing small round bottles into dairy cases

With more consumers on the go, there are increasing demands for bottles that fit car cup holders and are more convenient.
June 2, 2014
Case packing and handling of small bottles appears to be a simple, streamlined operation however, trends in consumer behavior and new bottle designs have introduced many challenges for beverage and dairy companies that can significantly affect line efficiency.
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Road games

Mitigate the risks in transport with fleet management technology

Fleet management technology also addresses back-office concerns related to theft, efficiency, operational costs and safety.
April 29, 2014

Blind spots exist in the transport of dairy foods and pose opportunities for loss of control. However, investing in fleet management technology not only helps mitigate safety and security concerns during transport, but also enables business-critical objectives to maintain competitive while managing costs without sacrificing productivity. 


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Riding shotgun, from afar

You can’t ride along in every truck. But information systems allow you to monitor the operation of every engine and refrigerated unit, and every driver’s actions.
Don Wilson
May 15, 2012
Wikipedia defines “telematics” as “any integrated use of telecommunications and informatics, also known as ICT (information and communications technology).” Today, I would add “command and control” to that as well.
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