Resilient Together: Overcoming COVID 19 Crises with AWL India

Originated from China, Covid-19 began spreading around the world in 2019 killing people on a huge scale. By October 2020, the pandemic affected more than 9.6 million people globally and WHO (World Health Organization) declared it as a global crisis. While the rising number of cases created a huge shortage of life-saving drugs and aids around the world, the scenario was even more critical in India.

The sparsity of the emergency drugs such as Remdesivir, Tocilizumab, various IL-6 inhibitors, and others coupled with the lack of availability of the proper cold chain systems negatively impacted the Covid-19 treatment in India during this time. While the situation remained critical for quite some time, the crisis related to the storage and transport of such drugs recovered soon with the help of the supply chain management systems of India. AWL India, India's fastest-growing logistics and supply chain industry, in collaboration with the Government of India, took one step ahead to provide cold chain management solutions to solve the issues related to the transport of such temperature-sensitive drugs.

Started by Rahul Mehra, the tech-based logistics and supply chain management company has given innumerable storage and transport solutions for diverse industries so far. And amidst the outbreak of the pandemic, it has utilized its resources, technologies, and services at its best to keep the transport of thousands of drugs and medical supplements intact.

This company amidst the pandemic provided various services such as warehousing, transportation, freight forwarding, records management, barcoding and scanning, packaging and labeling, warehousing, consultation services, and bulk distribution of medicines, oxygen cylinders, masks, life-saving drugs like Remdesivr, Dexamethasone, Anticoagulation drugs, and Tocilizumab which has been approved by the government of Indian. And this is one of the biggest reasons for India moving closer to putting an end to the current pandemic.

AWL India has achieved all of this basically because of its leading logistics and supply chain management. It has always been at the forefront of developing an efficient and effective distribution network for medical aid throughout India's healthcare system. It helped many healthcare companies achieve smooth and efficient shipping of their cargo through advanced planning, innovative strategies, and a professional team.

How does AWL India use Technology to manage its supply chain of COVID-19 products and medical devices during this tough situation?

The COVID-19 demonstrated how globally tangled global supply chains had become, But AWL India worked with the Government of India to tackle this situation. It had successfully and efficiently managed the oxygen supply chain network throughout the entire country. They efficiently tracked down and managed the delivery of critical medical goods and coordinated with the other companies to mobilize health resources to the locations where they were needed most.

As part of its overall mission, it not only dispatched the cargo, but also promptly delivered it through air carriers, freight forwarders, and multiple modes to locations throughout the country by coordinating with the government authorities.

AWL India made sure that the company's infrastructure is one of the best to keep the drugs and the other medicines at the right temperature, as these drugs were temperature-sensitive.

In reality, AWL India is India's top cold chain logistics company. They have huge networks of cold chains with modern refrigerators, ice rooms, freezers, and also freezer boxes to maintain the appropriate temperature of the drugs while they are being transported in the cold chain. It has also demonstrated itself by maintaining cold storage zones with the assistance of automatic data loggers. In addition, it even has a humidity sensor.

Also, AWL India has the best software solutions. It has proven itself in temperature maintenance challenges before. Their solutions are powered by a variety of power tools and other modern technologies. An alternative backup system is always in place to prevent issues like power failure to make sure that critical medical devices like oxygen cylinders are kept safe. Besides these alert systems, CCTV was also installed to monitor the products and control the temperature when necessary, so the products were always checked daily.

Their supply work had become smoother because of the collaboration between them and HILL. Specifically, HLL is primarily responsible for managing complex supply projects.

The enhanced package visibility data of AWL India allows healthcare users to monitor closely and proactively protect shipments using additional healthcare services, including cold-chain storage, thermal blankets, and temperature-controlled containers.

Thus, AWL India played a critical role in the distribution of Covid-19 medical devices by ensuring these sensitive shipments are delivered quickly and safely to the proper required location.