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Real-time product monitoring and risk assessment in personal occupational safety can be then effectively established throughout the entire cold chain.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In the design of IoTRMS, there are three major components for risk monitoring in cold chains, namely: wireless sensor network; cloud database services; and fuzzy logic approach. The wireless sensor network is deployed to collect ambient environmental conditions automatically, and the collected information is then managed and applied to a product quality degradation model in the cloud database. The fuzzy logic approach is applied in evaluating the cold-associated occupational safety risk of the different cold chain parties considering specific personal health status. To examine the performance of the proposed system, a cold chain service provider is selected for conducting a comparative analysis before and after applying the IoTRMS.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The real-time environmental monitoring ensures that the products handled within the desired conditions, namely temperature, humidity and lighting intensity so that any violation of the handling requirements is visible among all cold chain parties. In addition, for cold warehouses and rooms in different cold chain facilities, the personal occupational safety risk assessment is established by considering the surrounding environment and the operators\u2019 personal health status. The frequency of occupational safety risks occurring, including cold-related accidents and injuries, can be greatly reduced. In addition, worker satisfaction and operational efficiency are improved. Therefore, it provides a solid foundation for assessing and identifying product quality and occupational safety risks in cold chain activities.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The cold chain is developed for managing environmentally sensitive products in the right conditions. Most studies found that the risks in cold chain are related to the fluctuation of environmental conditions, resulting in poor product quality and negative influences on consumer health. In addition, there is a lack of occupational safety risk consideration for those who work in cold environments. Therefore, this paper proposes IoTRMS to contribute the area of risk monitoring by means of the IoT application and artificial intelligence techniques. The risk assessment and identification can be effectively established, resulting in secure product quality and appropriate occupational safety management.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/imds-09-2017-0384","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,6]],"date-time":"2018-07-06T07:07:59Z","timestamp":1530860879000},"page":"1432-1462","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":228,"title":["An Internet of Things (IoT)-based risk monitoring system for managing cold supply chain risks"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"118","author":[{"given":"Y.P.","family":"Tsang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, ,","place":["Hong Kong"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"K.L.","family":"Choy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, ,","place":["Hong Kong"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C.H.","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Supply Chain and Information Management, Hang Seng Management College, Shatin, Hong Kong"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"G.T.S.","family":"Ho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, ,","place":["Hong Kong"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cathy H.Y.","family":"Lam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, ,","place":["Hong Kong"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"P.S.","family":"Koo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"AOC Limited, Hong Kong"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"140","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,7,6]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"2025072819531171100_ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"394","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jfoodeng.2009.02.004","article-title":"RFID smart tag for traceability and cold chain monitoring of foods: demonstration in an intercontinental fresh fish logistic chain","volume":"93","author":"Abad","year":"2009","journal-title":"Journal of Food Engineering"},{"key":"2025072819531171100_ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"172","DOI":"10.1016\/j.foodcont.2013.11.007","article-title":"Traceability in a food supply chain: safety and quality perspectives","volume":"39","author":"Aung","year":"2014","journal-title":"Food Control"},{"issue":"4","key":"2025072819531171100_ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"454","DOI":"10.1016\/j.enbuild.2006.09.004","article-title":"HVAC and indoor thermal conditions in hospital operating rooms","volume":"39","author":"Balaras","year":"2007","journal-title":"Energy and Buildings"},{"issue":"3","key":"2025072819531171100_ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3311","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eswa.2011.09.018","article-title":"Assessment of safety performance in Indian industries using fuzzy approach","volume":"39","author":"Beriha","year":"2012","journal-title":"Expert Systems with Applications"},{"issue":"9","key":"2025072819531171100_ref005","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1481","DOI":"10.1108\/02635571111182809","article-title":"Understanding industrial safety signs: implications for occupational safety management","volume":"111","author":"Chan","year":"2011","journal-title":"Industrial Management & Data Systems"},{"issue":"7","key":"2025072819531171100_ref006","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"4867","DOI":"10.1016\/j.eswa.2009.12.028","article-title":"Developing a CBR-based adjudication system for fatal construction industry occupational accidents. 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