TAKEAWAYS Shaping the Future of the Global Supply Chain
Cold Is Hot The global cold chain market is a bright spot in the perishables business landscape. It was valued at $253 billion in 2021, and is projected to reach $437 billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 8.1%, according to a SkyQuest Technology Consulting report. Booming demand for medical supplies and food products, among other factors, is fueling growth. Still, challenges exist, the report says. More than $750 billion is lost each year to improper food safety handling, inef cient logistics, a dearth of proper facilities, and insuf cient personnel training.
India, for example, loses $14 billion every year to poor warehouse management; that amounts to more than 35% of the country’s total agricultural produce. That waste is enough to feed the UK, Germany, France, and Italy for one year, the SkyQuest report nds. One possible solution: robots. “As the cold chain industry continues to undergo modernization, robots are likely to play an increasingly important role,” the report states. “They offer signi cant bene ts for companies operating in this sector, and are likely to become even more popular in the future.”
18 Inbound Logistics • September 2022
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