1. Automatic Control in the Cold Supply Chain
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2. Logistics of cold products faces the challenges of conventional
logistics, plus some additional ones
Challenges of conventional logistics  Specific challenges in logistics of cold products
 Space optimization  Continuity of the cold supply chain
 Routes optimization  Management of different temperatures
 Time optimization  Specific regulations
 Error reduction  Error irreversibility
 Higher automation  Claims management (burden of proof)
 Increase in value added
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3. A wide set of incidences are usual in the cold supply chain
 If the breakdown takes place at night or in a week-end, it can only be detected
Failure in a cold through alarms
storage
 The failure may have or may have not broken the cold chain
 It is necessary to determine whether it has affected the product or not
Incidence in a truck  If it is detected before the truck arrives at the customer’s premises, the
consequences may be avoided
 Sea transport increases transit times and increases the risk
Sea transport
 On board, the cooling procedures change
Irregular loading /  Responsibility can only be assigned with the exact data of time of delivery and
unloading temperature history
 Collecting the necessary data may require hours/days of work
Inspections
 Predefined automated reports would simplify the process enormously
 Without detailed reports, it is impossible to assign responsibility
Customer claims  Consequently, the supplier usually assumes the costs: “The customer is always
right”
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4. Keonn Monitor helps in solving all these problems, by
continuously monitoring the temperature of products
Advantages
 Captures the temperature data in cold chambers, trucks, chests,
End-to-end pallets and boxes
 Data capture does not require human intervention
 There are no forgotten tasks, errors or excuses
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 Temperature is captured always and everywhere
 If any sensor fails, the system sends an alert
 All data are harmonized and stored in a centralized repository
 Such repository is accessible from anywhere, simply through a web
Centralized browser, with different access levels
 Reports and alarms are generated centrally
 The installation is very simple, typically after a few hours at every site,
including trucks and warehouses
Simple  In warehouses, only power supply and a network connection are
required
 In trucks, no connections are needed
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5. Each pallet incorporates a sensor that measures temperature
periodically and stores it in an embedded memory
Reusable sensors Single use sensors
 Fed by a battery, their lifetime ranges from one to five  Fed by batteries (lifetime >1 year)
years  Can store up to 2.000 registers (2K x 8), depending on
 Can store up to 2MB of data the configuration
 Resolution of 0,5ºC  Resolution of 0,5ºC
 May have processing capacity or not, e.g. calculation of  Configurable sampling period
shelf life  Two storage modes: periodic or activated by
 Can include several sensors simultaneously thresholds
(temperature, light, humidity, acceleration, gas, etc.)
 Data retention up to 10 years
 They unload the data automatically when entering a  Very robust, and can be reused
zone under coverage of any reader
 Operational frequency: 13.56 MHz
 They are very robust and long-lasting
 Protocol: ISO 15693
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6. When reaching destination, the sensors communicate with the
reader on-site and transmit all the stored data
Sensor Readers
 Connected directly to mains
 Communicate with sensors, fixed or mobile through radiofrequency
in UHF band, or at 2,4 GHz.
 Communicate with the central management software via Ethernet or
WiFi
 Download the data stored in those sensors under their coverage
area, and transmit them to the central repository
 Can contain sensors
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7. The data received by readers are stored in a central repository and
are managed by a scalable software application
 Manages multiple sites
 Manages a fleet
 Manages users with different access levels
 Generates detailed reports, on screen, or exported to PDF and Excel
 Cold chamber temperature report of all warehouses
 Truck temperature report
 Pallet or box temperature report
 Configures the alarms, with thresholds dependant on day and time
 Configurable alarms based on minimum and maximum temperature ranges
and duration of active alarm, variable according to time of day
 Configures a chain of alarm notifications, depending on time that the alarm has
been active (hysteresis)
 Sends the alarms through SMS or e-mail
 Manages all the stored data
 Calculates product temperature
keonn  Shelf life for each product can be calculated, increasing it with respect to the
“worst case” common practice
Keonn Monitor is apt for CCQI Certification
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8. Keonn monitor manages the difference between air and product
temperatures by means of phantoms and heat equation calculations
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Keonn Monitor monitors the temperature of products, not the temperature
of the air. Alarms are sent only when there are real problems.
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9. Keonn Monitor has a web-based interface. Each user must
introduce its login and password to access
Login through http://
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10. Users have a global vision of the cold supply chain throughout all
warehouses and premises, and detect alarms very quickly
Alarm: maximum
temperature surpassed
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11. The system also detects and alerts about power supply failures
Alarm of power
supply failure
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12. The current state of fixed sensors is viewed graphically
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13. The evolution of products’ temperature is viewed in real-time by
means of charts
Real-time
temperature charts
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14. Users can generate a wide range of reports and export them to
PDF or Excel
Report
generation
Temperature and
doors opening
Example of
reports
Sensor battery level
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15. Alarms can be configured, assigned to specific users and sent by
e-mail or SMS
Management Suscription to
of alarm types alarms
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16. Keonn Monitor also allows creating and managing users, and
assigning specific permission levels to each user
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17. The deployment of Keonn Monitor in the cold supply chain of a large food
company has been a success, recovering the investment in less than 1 year
Customer voice
 “The system works perfectly”
 “When there is an alarm, there is always a real problem.
There are no false alarms”
 “We have completely replaced our old monitoring system by
Keonn Monitor”
 “Thanks to Keonn Monitor, we have detected many failures in
our cold chain that otherwise would have gone undetected”
 “Keonn Monitor has allowed us avoiding failures that would
have led to product losses”
 “We are going to save lots of energy costs by better adjusting
the temperature of our cold stores”
 “The ROI of Keonn Monitor is large. We have recovered
our investment in less than one year”
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18. In conclusion, Keonn Monitor controls and optimizes the cold
supply chain in a very efficient way
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 Automatic capture of all temperature data
Integral register of
 Control of cold stores, trucks, chests, pallets and boxes
temperature data
 Harmonized and centralized data repository
Fast and universal access to  Generation of personalized reports (PDF and/or Excel)
stored data  Access to reports and data from any web browser
Fast detection of failures or
 Personalized alarms, through SMS or e-mail
problems
 Very fast and simple installation
Easy and cheap installation
 No operational costs (100% automatic)
and operation
 Large ROI and short payback
 Useful to obtain the CCQI certification
Useful to improve processes  Manages customer claims
 Speeds up inspection processes
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