The role of artificial intelligence is to make the task easy for humans as it can solve the repetitive work of the employees. It can bring better efficiency to the system. It can provide greater efficiency and streamline processes to make a company efficient.
AI has opened a new world for us as it shows various opportunities in the market that can be tapped with the use of AI. One such area is cold storage and chain logistics. It’s the logistics of fresh items that need to be traveled in a refrigerated way, and thus, to reduce the loss, the role of AI is going to be paramount in that segment.
In this blog, we will look into some of the more common patterns of AI and how it can be used in cold chain logistics.
- Monitoring of the Cargo
The role of the cargo is paramount when it comes to fresh vegetables and other perishable items. The shelf life of those items is quite few, and they need to be sent to the location, which is the retail chain, and there it can be taken by the consumer.
However, it’s a long process, and the items need to be sent in a refrigerated way where they will be tracked. AI provides that advantage to logistics companies as it allows the control room of those companies to track every one of those vehicles in real-time. The use of an RFID inventory management system allows companies to track cargo in real time.
- Autonomous Refrigeration Regulator
The AI system is capable of optimizing the routes, and through that, it can manage what to take in that van and which products need to be delivered fast. All can be relayed and monitored. The refrigeration system, along with smart route analysis, allows the cargo to reach its destination faster and provide the products in time.
- Helps in Dynamic Routing
AI also helps a car or a van to do a dynamic routing system where it alerts the driver to take some aversion if there is a road blockage in the road or some other issues on the path. The role of such is that one needs to understand the routing version and tell it to the driver. Here, the AI takes control of the entire system and alerts the driver quite early so that they can take the necessary measures.
- Helps to Control the Temperature
An AI is also useful to control the temperature of the refrigerator. Sometimes the refrigeration can be extremely cold and become harsh on the item. Therefore, it needs smart cooling facilities through which it can keep the products in it’s best form.
The use of RFID retail in the perishable segment is necessary even for faster checkout. It can be used to match the items that were being sent by the logistic company and thus can be placed in the retail outlet after final matching.
Apart from that, there is AI technology, which is being used in fuel tracking and performance benchmarking, which can be used to make the process even smoother in the future.
