Infant formula producer safeguards product quality and prevents food fraud in-transit

PROJECT SUMMARY

The client ships infant formula in metal tin packaging within shipping containers. Since the product is travelling through extreme climatic conditions, the client faced issues of increased corrosion of tins due to temperature and humidity fluctuations. The damaged packaging, led to the products being rejected by the end customers. Additionally, the temperature and humidity fluctuations caused molding and caking of the milk powder. This rendered the infant formula unsuitable for consumption.

Furthermore, the client faced cargo security issues resulting in food fraud concerns. The client experienced multiple incidents where the cargo’s security, and integrity was compromised. Cargo theft occurred while the shipment was in transit. Formula tins were taken from the container and sold with replaced labels. This recurring incident, threatened brand integrity, and raised food authenticity complaints for our client.

The client’s goal with Arviem’s cargo monitoring project was to uncover inefficiencies in the supply chain from source to destination by having a real- time view on how the infant formula is moving through the supply chain. During the project, the client also monitored the environmental conditions the cargo was exposed to in order to identify risk hotspots and the most problematic routes for cargo quality and security. By analyzing data collected through past shipments, the client could pinpoint recurring patterns and seasonality on problematic routes.

Successful project helped client implement improvements in the transportation and handling of cargo