Vaccine a bonanza for tracking industry
Business booming for companies selling technology for monitoring shipments
Reuters
December 20, 2020
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CHICAGO:
More than half of vaccines go to waste globally every year because of temperature control, logistics and shipment-related issues.
Logistical hurdles are a significant risk for efforts to rapidly distribute Covid-19 vaccines, but they have resulted in a booming business for companies such as California-based Cloudleaf, Germany’s SAP SE and others that sell technology for monitoring shipments from factory freezer to shot in the arm.
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Vaccine a huge win for digital tracking sector
By Rajesh Kumar Singh / Reuters, CHICAGO
More than half of vaccines go to waste globally every year because of temperature control, logistics and shipment-related issues.
Logistical hurdles are a significant risk for efforts to rapidly distribute COVID-19 vaccines, but they have resulted in booming business for companies such as private California-based Cloudleaf Inc, Germany’s SAP SE and others that sell technology for monitoring shipments from factory freezer to shot in the arm.
Cloudleaf, backed by Intel Capital, the venture arm of chipmaker Intel Corp, uses sensors attached to material containers to track location, temperature, humidity, vibration and acceleration.
Online shipment tracking industry sees surge in business as COVID-19 vaccines arrive
Logistical hurdles are a significant risk for efforts to rapidly distribute COVID-19 vaccines, but they have resulted in booming business for digital supply chain tracking companies
Reuters | December 18, 2020 | Updated 08:23 IST
More than half of vaccines go to waste globally every year because of temperature control, logistics and shipment-related issues.
Logistical hurdles are a significant risk for efforts to rapidly distribute COVID-19 vaccines, but they have resulted in booming business for companies such as private California-based Cloudleaf, Germany s SAP SE and others that sell technology for monitoring shipments from factory freezer to shot in the arm.
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