The extension of Food logistics chains requires great care by the market in handling loads of fruit and vegetables, because they are characterized by a high degree of perishability and therefore have a limited shelf-life. For companies working in this sector there is consequently the need to employ innovative solutions for the advanced, yet rapid, management of Food Integrity, to be aware of everything that happens at every point in the chain, communicate quickly with internal staff, deliver fresh products and reduce the return rate on sales.

Challenge

Kettle Produce España carries out many shipments of vegetables on the logistical routes connecting Spain with northern Europe. The company needed to monitor its shipments to Scotland to see if there were any problems related to temperature or localization during transport.
It was also necessary to access this information via web so that it could be easily shared with internal offices. Kettle Produce España also wanted to see if the trucks arrived at their destination at the agreed times, so geolocalization was a key factor for the company.
Finally, the company needed an effective way to communicate accurate, real-time information about the integrity data of each shipment to both the support center and the Scottish offices.

Our solution

Wenda provided Kettle Produce España with access to the Wenda all-in-one Platform, which – thanks to its cross-chain and cross-device capabilities – enabled real-time temperature monitoring and geolocalization through the use of proprietary algorithms and data loggers available on the market.

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Kettle Produce España was able to use the Wenda Platform multi-access management: a function that allows companies to communicate more efficiently with their external and internal collaborators, allowing granular access to data for employees and collaborators.

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Wenda's digital Platform enabled Kettle Produce España to observe any integrity alerts regarding the preservation of vegetables during their journey in a single, quickly accessible dashboard and to have a quick overview of the risky points in the supply chain during the 2019 vegetables trade season.

Benefits

Advanced supply chain traceability and accessibility
Wenda's system for managing temperature alarms, configurable for each shipment and operating on a single dashboard, allowed access to the data needed to control the products in a few seconds, without having to coordinate complicated analytical tools and lengthy management processes.

100% increase in end-to-end supply chain visibility
Kettle Produce España was able to identify the main critical points regarding temperatures along the sections of its supply chain and verified compliance with the delivery times agreed with its logistics partner. It was thus able to take care of its shipments to deliver fresh, intact and controlled vegetables to its clients.

Customized accounts for other users in the supply chain
Multi-access management has enabled Kettle Produce España to share travel data with both its customer service department and its offices in Scotland, the final recipients of the shipped products.