Qued enhances food supply chain resilience

Qued, a provider of cloud-based, AI-powered smart workflow automation, is helping fleets safeguard the food supply chain from weather-related disruptions with new advanced load appointment scheduling.

From heatwaves to hurricanes, extreme weather events jeopardize supply chain stability, causing disruptions that lead to spoilage of temperature-sensitive goods, surging detention costs, driver layovers, and rejected products. Missed schedules not only cause food shipments to be turned away but also result in dry goods failing to reach retail shelves, eroding revenue and customer trust.

Engineered to mitigate these issues, Qued’s dynamic rescheduling capabilities leverage real-time ETA data to automatically pinpoint at-risk pickups and deliveries, the company reported. This enables rapid adjustments to shipment schedules, reducing the likelihood of service failures and financial losses.

“Far too often, weather-driven delays are dismissed with the assumption a driver can simply be ‘worked in’ later,” Tom Curee, Qued president, said in a news release. “However, overlooking the ripple effects on scheduling can wreak havoc on subsequent loads, compounding disruptions throughout the supply chain.

“With Qued’s solution, teams are able to alleviate these complications.”

While manual scheduling processes struggle to keep pace with unfolding events, Qued’s intelligent platform equips teams to quickly identify and act on emerging threats. When hundreds of shipments and thousands of stops are simultaneously at stake, Qued’s technology delivers the power to swiftly realign schedules, preserving service levels and protecting bottom lines.

“By arming logistics teams with AI-driven insights and automation, Qued ensures that weather is no longer an unpredictable force that derails operations, but a challenge that can be met with confidence and speed,” the company stated.