Global trade has given way to cross-border supply chains for almost every type of product. While some products can be transported in almost any type of atmosphere, edibles need to be transported not only with extreme care, but also within a controlled, cold temperature. Consequently, cold chain management is one of the most challenging tasks for supply chain managers.

With respect to food, processors must provide the food to transporters, who then deliver the food to several intermediate temperature controlled warehouses. The food must be transported or stored in a specific environment from the point it leaves the food processor till it arrives at its destination. This lengthy cold chain gives way for plenty of opportunities in which something could go wrong.

A Difficult Task

Temperature monitoring throughout the supply chain process is challenging and companies have to expense large amounts to ensure food is properly monitored. Additionally, there is no way for consumers to verify whether or not the food being delivered is properly sourced and has been delivered within the perfect environment.

The consequences of a cold chain that is not perfectly managed are severe.

• Any time the temperature has a discrepancy from the required temperature, the food becomes a waste. This can lead to heavy expenses for those involved in the storage or transportation of food.

• There aren’t any actionable means to detect and resolve a problem in real-time during the transport links of the cold chain.

• Consumers have limited to no means of verifying whether the food was properly handled during the cold chain.

However, technological advancements could make the difficulties of managing cold chains a pain of the past. A new project by ZetoChain merges IoT and blockchain technologies to bring traceability and actionable distant governance of cold chains.

The Zeto Advantage

Zeto is an established supply chain solutions provider which is now providing urgently needed solutions to cold chains. By leveraging IoT and blockchain technologies, ZetoChain is able to build the most cutting-edge supply chain solution in the market.

First, food processors place a Zeto label on the product. A Zeto label is a scannable, providing easy access to recording data about the product throughout the supply chain. The label also allows the product to function along the lines of smart contracts that will control the environment throughout the cold chain. The benefits of this are that temperature and food condition monitoring become automated processes and a real-time resolution protocol can be defined by each company as per their needs. These features will not only remove companies’ payroll expenses by automating much of the monitoring process of the cold chain, but also ensure less food is wasted through effective resolutions to any problem that may arise within the cold chain.

The label and the product’s data’s presence on the blockchain add additional benefits for the consumers: verification and transparency. Any consumer could simply use a smartphone app to scan the Zeto label to verify how the product was sourced and handled during its cold chain. This will build increased consumer trust in the product while giving the public peace of mind with respect to the food they eat.

Wrap-Up: ZetoChain is utilizing IoT and blockchain technologies to bring the most simple and effective way of tracking products in a cold chain, while providing the means to utilize smart contracts to resolve any issues that may occur within the cold chain.

Essential ZetoChain ICO Links

🌐 Website: https://zetochain.com/
💡 Whitepaper: https://zetochain.com/static/docs/ZetoWhitepaper.0aaa18e97dbb.pdf
👨 ANN Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3219785
💻 Telegram: https://t.me/zetochain
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