Supply Chain Stakeholders are Under Pressure Amid Faster Turnarounds

Rapid population and economic growth, globalization and urbanization are driving the demand for food and other goods and services. This demand, in turn, is placing unprecedented pressure on producers to increase production and reduce cycle times.

In an environment of enhanced safety consciousness, supply chain stakeholders must adhere closely to all regulations and obtain the required certifications. A sustainable way for stakeholders to resolve these challenges is to adopt next-gen product and sample testing solutions that employ emerging technologies such as automation, Internet of Things (IoT) and data analysis.

Frost & Sullivan’s latest article, Transformation Strategies for Achieving the Environmental and Food Safety Testing Lab of the Future, analyzes the value that automated testing technologies can bring to brands in an era of remote working. “Industry 4.0 technologies seemed like a pipe dream in laboratory testing services, even until 18 months ago. Although forward-looking analytical instrumentation vendors started infusing advanced automation technologies into their instrumentation, testing labs were yet to be convinced of their business case,” says Kiran Unni, industrial technologies vice president at Frost & Sullivan. “However, with COVID-19 accelerating the digital transformation of businesses, stakeholders all along the supply chain have begun to adopt robotics and sensors to remotely monitor the testing processes and results.”