Carlos Castro on Cold Chain Supply Posts
In my last article, I mentioned that ambient profiles must be a true representation of the temperature a shipping container experiences during transit from origin to destination sites. Failure to capture realistic temperature conditions in the sup...
Weather has fascinated humans for thousands of years because it has a positive or negative affect in daily life (e.g. food supply in gathering, hunting, fishing, agriculture, traveling, etc.). Throughout history men have created explanations for t...
This year is almost over and 2012 went by so quick but brought so many learning experiences for me. I was fortunate to attend and speak in few cold chain conferences (US, Brazil and China) where I not only learned more about the cold chain supply...
Last week I was in Sao Paulo, Brazil attending to the 6thPharma Logistics and Cold Chain Conference organized by IQPC. It was my first time attending this event and I did not know exactly what to expect but I was excited from the speakers and topi...
Some of my readers sent me questions about m...
I remember the terrestrial globe at home and...
My last posting covered a key logistics cost driver, airfreight, and how packaging design and selection can unlock savings in a cold chain supply. I was happy that some readers reached out to me to learn more about the difference between the gro...
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Missed Part I of The IATA Label - Will it Stick?
It's been more than 2 months since the IATA (International Air Transport Association) announced (June 2012) the status change of the IATA Time and Temperature Sensitive Label from voluntary to mandatory with an effective date of July 1, 2012. The...
