Cold supply chain management is particularly vital for high ambient temperature countries, such as Middle East countries, where high temperatures are observed during most months of theyear. For example, in recent years, several leading internationallogistics companies such as Global Shipping and Logistics andTriburg Freight Service, with state-of-the-art temperaturecontrolledwarehouses and refrigerated transportation fleet, havebeen implanted in United Arab Emirates to provide storage andshipment services for cold products. Such third party logistics and