Dairy & Cold Chain Distribution

How Does 8Move Help?

DriverPro captures temperature readings at collection and delivery, with GPS-stamped timestamps, every handover is logged. SupplyNow's coverage report prioritizes dairy SKUs approaching expiry for same-day dispatch. Batch and lot numbers are tied to every order line, enabling rapid traceability in the event of a quality issue.

Overview

Dairy has the shortest shelf life in distribution, so every day is a new replenishment cycle: a missed delivery slot cannot wait until tomorrow, and cold-chain integrity has to hold at every single handover, not just in the warehouse. Regulators expect lot and batch traceability from pickup to the retail shelf, so a quality issue anywhere in the chain has to be traceable back to the exact order line within hours, not days.

8Move keeps temperature, traceability, and freshness-based dispatch in the same operational record instead of three separate systems. DriverPro logs a GPS-stamped, timestamped temperature reading at every collection and delivery, so a cold-chain break is documented the moment it happens rather than reconstructed later from memory. SupplyNow's coverage report prioritizes SKUs closest to expiry for same-day dispatch, and every order line carries its lot and batch number through picking, delivery, and proof of delivery, so a recall can be traced to the exact deliveries affected instead of an entire day's output.

What Challenges Does This Industry Face?

These are the day-to-day problems 8Move is built to solve for teams in this industry.

Short shelf life forces daily replenishment windows, a missed delivery slot cannot wait until tomorrow
Cold-chain compliance requires temperature logs at every handover, paper-based logs create audit gaps
Lot and batch tracking is mandatory for regulatory compliance and rapid recall response
Returns of out-of-temperature or expired stock create complex inventory adjustments that are difficult to process in the field
Without real-time alerting, a cold-chain break is often only discovered after the fact — once a delivery is refused or a customer complains — rather than while the vehicle is still on the route and the load can still be saved

Recommended Suites

Pre-configured solution packages designed specifically for dairy & cold chain distribution sector requirements.

Cold Chain Suite

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions about how 8Move serves the dairy & cold chain distribution industry.

DriverPro captures temperature at collection and delivery with GPS and timestamp. All readings are stored against the specific delivery and are exportable for regulatory audit.

Lot and batch numbers are attached at the order line level and carried through the coverage report, pick list, and POD record.

Fleet Planner schedules waves starting from configurable departure times. Routes can be pre-published the night before for early-morning driver departures.

DriverPro records a full rejection or partial rejection with reason code. Rejected stock is flagged for return to warehouse with the temperature deviation documented.

Alerts can be configured when temperature readings fall outside defined thresholds, triggering an action queue item for the dispatcher.

The coverage report ranks SKUs by proximity to their expiry date within each day's available stock, so the batches closest to expiring are routed out first instead of sitting in the warehouse while fresher stock ships ahead of them.

A recall query pulls every delivery tied to a specific lot or batch number, from the order line through the pick list to the proof-of-delivery record, so the affected deliveries can be identified without reviewing an entire day's dispatch.